Saturday night I went to the opening reception of "Hatching: Crossing the Line" at Guerilla Galleries in Newark, NJ. I have two etchings in the show and I was interested in seeing the gallery. Stan Sudol and Christine Wagner, founders and directors of Guerilla Galleries have put together an interesting collection of works that focus on the art of the hand-pulled print. Nicholas Naughton's prints on the left wall as you enter the gallery deal with modern day horrors of war in the way of Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra." Along the outside windows Yashua Klos's large woodblock prints on fabric, hang so that you can view them from both sides. Amir Hariri has three etchings, including "Guardian Bull" where his dexterous handling of line creates a relief-like image. Three small etchings from the series "In Pain" by Elisa Garcia de la Huerta, kept pulling me back to examine closely. All the art displayed here by the participating artists reminds us of the importance of line - the emphasis is on the strength of the drawing, the mark on the paper.
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