I have a crush on You/thanks

Cary Leibowitz, artist

born 1963

I have a crush on You/thanks, 2008

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: etching; sugar-lift

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): irregular 497 x 350 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 19 9/16 x 13 3/4 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): irregular 497 x 350 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 9/16 x 13 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in

Credit line: Gift of the KU Department of Visual Art, Printmaking Area

Accession number: 2010.0114

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Six Degrees of Separation: Prints from KU and Beyond

Leibowitz earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas. He is well known for his persona as a reluctant, self-loathing artist. Like this print, Leibowitz’s works are often text-based and colorful. I have a crush on You/thanks is reminiscent of passing notes in class, and it features a sarcastic rejection that is typical of feelings of inadequacy expressed in Leibowitz’s work.

Brosseau Center for Learning: Six Degrees of Separation: Prints from KU and Beyond

Sugar lift etching is a form of aquatint etching. The artist paints onto a prepared plate with a sugar and ink solution. The painted areas will hold ink and appear dark in the finished print. After applying the sugar mixture, the artist applies a varnish to the plate and submerges it in warm water where the sugar layer lifts away, giving the technique its name. The artist then follows the aquatint process.
Aquatint is a type of etching that produces shaded values that create the effect of an ink or watercolor wash. The artist applies powdered resin to the metal plate and heats the plate to melt the resin. The artist then applies acid that bites channels around the resin. Deeper channels, from a longer application of acid, hold more ink and provide a deeper tonal value, while shallow channels produce lighter gray tones.

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