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Jerry Di Falco

The Face of Christ

Mixed media etching on Egyptian papyrus.
Intaglio and Monoprint;
Oil-base Parisian etching inks, Acrylic paints, gesso, and papyrus.
24” by 30”; 2018.

Artist Statement: One-of-a-kind print I created using one of my original etching plates. Face image is from the Stations of the Cross, VERONICA WIPES CHRIST’S FACE.

My zinc plate etchings are developed in nitric acid and hand-printed on a large Charles Brand floor press. Photography is vital to my work in the sense that my narratives are based on my own photographs and those from the digital archives of universities, libraries, and historical societies. After locating a scene to etch, I first create two to five original drawings from the photograph and then recreate it onto the prepared etching plate. I strive to uncover extraordinary occurrences within everyday scenes involving architecture, archaeology, photojournalism, comparative religion, or history.

Bio: Jerry DiFalco was born in Camden, New Jersey, on September 26, 1952. He has exhibited his art in over 500 Solo and juried group shows in museums and galleries around the world since 1974. His accolades include The City of Philadelphia Award in Arts and Culture for 2009, a Fellowship from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in New York City ($30,000/2002); and two Individual Artist’s Fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts in 1992 and 1987. He currently assists professional artists at Philadelphia’s Fleisher Art School, where he has worked as a Mentor and Monitor in The Open Studio in Printmaking over six years.