03/04/2026
“I’m interested in making images that are both orderly and fragile. The birds, plants, and marks are less about depicting nature and more about creating a place where attention can slow down and quiet things can be felt.”
-Glenn Goldberg
Manneken Press is pleased to announce the release of a trio of limited edition prints—our first project with New York–based artist Glenn Goldberg. The prints, titled Empyrean (1), Empyrean (2), and Empyrean (3), are monochromatic etchings with aquatint that employ delicate brushwork, intricate stippling, and layered tonal fields to create images that feel both graphic and quietly meditative. The title “Empyrean” refers to the highest heaven or celestial realm in ancient cosmologies, suggesting a space of light, elevation, and contemplation. The Empyrean prints feature recurring motifs of birds, floral forms, and abstracted natural elements, organized around central anchors and rendered in rich tones of black and gray. Goldberg has described his work as driven by an interest in structure, hierarchies, and moods found in nature, even though his images are invented rather than painted directly from observation. His process is slow, layered, and meticulous, emphasizing patience, attention, and a kind of “quiet intensity” in the act of creating.
The Empyrean prints are etchings with aquatint, hand-printed in black ink on Somerset Velvet Soft White paper in limited editions of twenty impressions. The image/plate size is 18” x 20” and the sheet size is 27” x 20”. The prints are signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist. The prints are published and available from Manneken Press. (More info at link in bio). The prints will have their public debut at the IFPDA Print Fair, April 9-12.
