- love that his works monochromes, - very eerie and creepy atmospheres created. The textures of mono print are simply beautiful and its making me really want to try this technique for myself! love the use of negative space swell - silhouettes in white - his images are very black and these areas help to break it down - create a balance. Really inspired by his work and will continue to look at his images for inspiration.
"For the illustrations in A Monster Calls, I used Monoprint, Collotype, Aquatint, Etching, and Engraving – also Nature Printing. Then I used a LOT of ink on paper, usually thrown or blown on: any old inks on any old papers. I’m not fussy with regards to materials. Some of the initial drawing was done in pencil, some in ink, some in watercolour, some in monoprint. I would then collage together marks, impressions, prints on paper, cutouts, and then create further layers and collage in Photoshop.
This technique brings with it a lot of mistakes, so about 15% or less of the original output is seen in the book. Each image has quite a few variations. The negative illustrations are just drawings and textures inverted in Photoshop, so again very simple. It’s a case of a lot of trial and error, the technique was a new one, one which I hadn’t taken on before – so I kind of made it up as I went along. I also used bleach to distress images at times, but I wouldn’t recommend this…it gets everywhere!"
- found this really encouraging and inspiring - that its ok to make mistakes! its part of the process, and developing your practice.
Daniel Danger
is an illustrator, image maker and printmaker. His work is so atmospheric. I love his contrast of dull and striking colour. - creates a really strong and powerful image. Theres always something quite eerie and unreal about his images - like the floating people or animals - subtle and yet intriguing - seems to become the focus on the image the more you look.
"His work attempts to remind you of something you may have said to someone, or something someone may have said to you; back in that time period thats just too far away to remember clearly, but not so long ago you forgot about it completely.Things are always changing and its easy to lose yourself."
Helen Elstone
These lino cuts are simply amazing. How they look so real i do not know. Its amazing how she has managed to capture so much detail about the people. - get a sense of their personalities through the images. Greatly admire her mark making skills. Some other lino i have looked at are very precise - use of straight lines - very calculated. I get the impression that she allows her work to be quite spontaneous. In places it feels like she is drawing with the lino tool - I'm intrigued as to how she has made this look effortless. Pure black and white is really effective.
Reika Iwami
Iwami Reika, was a pioneer in the post-WWII male-dominated world of Japanese print-making. She is the first Japanese woman print artist “to achieve the same status and worldwide recognition as male artists.” I just love her prints. The Simplstic shape forms combined with the minimal colour really appeal to me. I think her use of minimal colour and print making techniques make her work very relevant to what I'm doing at the moment.
"Solid, pure blacks are blended with finely textured grays and some metallic gold. Large full moons often dominate the prints, with rocketlike golden thrusts piercing them in bold curves. Wavelike patterns like communication symbols sometimes bisect the circles. Sprinklings of powdered mica over the white areas give the impression of windblown sand. In the absence of brilliant colors, form and texture are strongly evident."
I discovered this artist when holidaying in ireland last summer. Her lino prints are lovely, and charming, - I like the use of a soft colour palette and minimal shapes. so simple yet so descriptive. Her images have a really calming effect, unique and beautiful way of depicting the irish landscape.
I've been looking at a lot of detailed lino cuts, and its nice to see the process being approached in a different way - more minimal - but using this to great effect - more impressive in some ways the fact that she uses little information but describes so much.
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