Carrara
Print
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This print by Emma Stibbon, entitled Carrara, depicts the cavernous spaces of the marble quarries of Carrara, in northern Italy. The famous white Carrara marble is quarried in the nearby Alpi Apuane. This image shows those quarries. Small human figures contrast with the vast uneven rock surfaces, alive with darkness and light. This image communicates the epic physical space of this shadowy landscape.
Stibbon is inspired by panoramic views such as this. First she produces large-scale detailed drawings on the spot, and later transfers the images onto large sheets of plywood, chisels the design out of the surface and then prints it onto paper.
Stibbon is inspired by panoramic views such as this. First she produces large-scale detailed drawings on the spot, and later transfers the images onto large sheets of plywood, chisels the design out of the surface and then prints it onto paper.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Carrara (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Woodcut on paper |
| Brief description | Woodcut print, 'Carrara' depicting the marble quarries at Carrara, Emma Stibbon, United Kingdom, 2001 |
| Physical description | Woodcut print, no. 14 from an edition of 35, 118 cm x 142 cm, framed, signed and dated on the front. The woodcut depicts the cavernous spaces of the marble quarries at Carrara, Italy, with tiny human figures within the depths. |
| Dimensions |
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| Copy number | 14/35 |
| Marks and inscriptions | 14/35 EIS'01 (Maker's identification; signed and dated on the front; written) |
| Gallery label | This woodcut depicts the cavernous marble quarries in Carrara, Italy. On the one hand it is a reference to the dramatic landscape subjects – cliffs, mountains, ravines – favoured by 18th-century artists responding to notions of the Sublime. But Stibbon is also using the image of quarrying as a metaphor for the physical effort involved in cutting the woodblocks needed to make this vast print.
(11/09/2017) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This print by Emma Stibbon, entitled Carrara, depicts the cavernous spaces of the marble quarries of Carrara, in northern Italy. The famous white Carrara marble is quarried in the nearby Alpi Apuane. This image shows those quarries. Small human figures contrast with the vast uneven rock surfaces, alive with darkness and light. This image communicates the epic physical space of this shadowy landscape. Stibbon is inspired by panoramic views such as this. First she produces large-scale detailed drawings on the spot, and later transfers the images onto large sheets of plywood, chisels the design out of the surface and then prints it onto paper. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.219-2003 |
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| Record created | April 7, 2003 |
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