In generating this print, De Luca first employed experimental intaglio processes such as aquatint, spit bite and soap ground on zinc plates to create lighting effects and cloud-like imagery. Once printed, the intaglio plates have then been "translated" to a screenprint form, to be combined and layered through an intuitive process similar to that which operates in my paintings. As with De Luca’s work in painting, the image plays with transparency, opacity and evocative color to generate the mood and atmosphere specific to her recent project, ELEGIES.

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