Pacific Rim [working proof 3]
1996
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color direct gravure with aquatint on Somerset paper (WP 3 – direct gravure and aquatint in beige, brown, orange, peach, dark teal and orange) [working proof 3]
Dimensions
24 x 31 in.
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.465
Art Historical Context
**Pacific Rim [working proof3]** by Tom Marioni, in 1996, visitors into the experimental heart of printmaking. This 24 x 31-inch color direct gravure withatint on Somerset paper captures a rich palette of beige, brown, orange,, dark teal, and orange. As the third working proof, it reveals Marioni's iterative process—refinements in color layering and tone before final production—offering a behind-the-scenes look at artistic decision-making in late 20th-century print art. Direct gravure, a precise intaglio technique akin to photogravure, delivers deep, saturated inks with exceptional detail, wh...
About the Artist
Tom Marioni
Tom Marioni (born 1937) is an American conceptual and performance artist based in San Francisco who has been a pivotal figure in West Coast conceptual art since the late 1960s. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy before moving to San Francisco, where he became deeply involved in the city's experimental art scene. In 1970, Marioni founded the Museum of Conceptual Art...