About the Item

This piece features an etched pattern and paint on fabricated steel. Eric's process uses nitric acid to etch detailed patterns in plate steel using a similar process to intaglio printmaking. Once the pattern is determined, it is then etched into steel while still in plate form. When the selected numbers of prints are made, the plate is then struck. The striking then becomes the actual act of forging or fabricating the material into a physical object. In doing all of this, it allows Eric to explore the realm of two-dimension while continuing to be a three-dimensional artist.

The piece measures 40" x 14" x 8".

This piece will be shipped directly to the purchaser, or to the Metal Museum, for pickup following the auction. Please note that because of this arrangement with the artist, it is not available for preview appointments.

About the Artist

Having been trained as a traditional object maker in non-ferrous metals, Eric Ryser's past ten years have been strictly focused in iron and steel. His work has been shown in exhibitions in many places in the United States and Europe, including Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Kansas City, KS), the Cranbrook Art Museum (Bloomfield Hills, MI), the Marianna-Kistler Beach Museum of Art (Manhattan, KS), the Fuller Craft Museum (Brockton MA), and the Metal Museum

Shipping Information

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