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Art Werger
Waterwings, by Art Werger

1997

$500
£376.45
€437.39
CA$704.01
A$784.31
CHF 411.46
MX$9,579.59
NOK 5,209.90
SEK 4,882.11
DKK 3,264.76

About the Item

In Waterwings, Art Werger captures the ever-shifting surface of a swimming pool as a young child is seen seen from above, the child’s blond hair glows in the sun, with red swim trunks and white floatation bands punctuating the cool expanse of rippling blue. Light dances across the water, fragmenting into intricate wave patterns and refracted reflections—hallmarks of Werger’s technical mastery in depicting both the human figure and its surrounding environment. Part of Werger’s acclaimed aquatic series, Waterwings shares an affinity with the iconic pool imagery of David Hockney, where water becomes both subject and lens for altered perception. Like Hockney, Werger embraces the visual poetry of light and movement, yet his intaglio technique yields an extraordinary precision and textural richness unique to the medium. The result is a moment suspended in time, evoking both the joy and quietude of childhood summers. This print was created using a technique called "double-drop" in which a single plate is inked and printed twice - first with warm colors and then on top of itself with cool colors. Edition pf 30. Werger has received over 250 awards in national and international exhibitions. In 2015 he recieved the Guanlan International Printmaking Prize at the Guanlan Biennial in China, followed by the Grand Prize at the Ekaterinburg mezzotint festival in Russia. In 2012 he received the Award of the Rector at the International Print Triennial in Krakow, Poland and the Prize for Full Correspondence between technique and Imagery at the First International Mezzotint Festival in Ekaterinburg, Russia. He currently teaches printmaking at Ohio University, in Athens Ohio. Previously he served at the Chairman of the fine Arts division, and as professor of Art, at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia.
  • Creator:
    Art Werger (1955, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1997
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Palm Springs, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU308216788472

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