Nicole Cultraro
Profile
I enjoy, above many other things: mixing inks, measuring and tearing paper, registering precisely, running a squeegee over a screen, washing out photo emulsion with a power washer, wearing rubber gloves and a gas mask, grinding a stone, applying a thin layer of gum, handling nitric acid, allowing the etching process to take control of my image, rolling out thick black ink, turning a press, editioning…
The art of printmaking, to me, is in its process.
I often use photography as a catalyst for my prints, and more recently, I have been thinking about my photos as art images in themselves. Living and working in Malaysia, and traveling south east asia has allowed me to explore this new media in an exotic landscape, surrounding new cultures and interesting people.
The unique interpretations and meanings that are generated when encountering an artwork make me most interested in the experience my images create with each individual viewer.
Groups
Nicole Cultraro is a member of All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, Complex Simplicity of Art, Yellow Gallery, ! 100% !, ! Inspired Art !, "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), # 1 Artists of RedBubble..Closed Until Jan 3, 2010, *A Beautiful Blur, *Islands of The World* - Photography Only, 3/day limit, After Dark, All About Water, All Out Emotion, All Street Portraiture:(Country/CITY/)added to your description , All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, Amateur Photographers' Association, Amazing Asia, Artistic Motion Blur, Beach Art, Black and White Photography, Bubblettes, Candid Photography ( 1/24 ) , Capturing Emotion, Challenge Café, Childhood, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Colors of Water, Colour and light, contrasting perceptions HELP WANTED NEED CO HOST TO RUN CHALLENGES APPLY IN THE FORUMS. THANKS, Culture Jam - Jam it up, Current Issues, Cutest of the Cute, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Dragan Masters, Elderly , Environmental Awareness, Everyday Life, Everyday Women, First Things, Horizons, Human and Nature, JPG Cast-Offs, Just Butterflies, Landscape and Abstract Photography, Landscape Photography, Light In The Darkness, Live Music Photography - 2 per day, Masterpiece: Photography, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Mother Nature's Finest, Mysteries of the Common(2 per day), Nature's Reclamation, Nature's Wonders, People and Portraiture Photography, Photography 101, Photography Challenge Group, Piers and Jetties, Portraits in Natural Light, Printmakers and Printmaking, Rural Around The Globe, Scenery, Shadows & Reflections, Southeast Asia, Street Photography and Photojournalism, Strictly Human Faces , The Beginner's Corner (profile page must contain photography experience), The Eyes Have It, The Fine Art of Photography, The Greatest View in the World, The Human Condition, The true beauty, The Urban Environment, THE WAIST UP - Portraiture Photography 2 per 24 hour limit, The World, Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography, Toronto: A City and its Photographers, Travel and Adventure, True Colors of Asia, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day), Unlimited Quality, Untouchables, Weekly Theme Challenges, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best and Works On Paper.
