I rather hanker after the days when most of the prints at the RA Summer Exhibition were hung in the Large Weston Room . They used to be crammed in but I liked to be able to compare techniques and find tiny gems of exquisite mark-making. I thinks there's probably more of them shown now in the mixed themed galleries ( which is a good thing ) although sometimes their quiet charms can be overlooked among the bolder offerings
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205 Hughie O'Donaghue RA |
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586 Hughie O'Donaghue RA |
I loved the deceptively simple bold shapes, colours and compositions of these by Hughie O'Donaghue . I'm a big fan of Barbara Rae and I spent ages comparing the differing moods of 3 similar compositions So much to learn from her.
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584 Barbara Rae RA |
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585 Barbara Rae RA
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865 Emma Stibbons RA
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It was the work of
Emma Stibbons that once again blew me away. Having done some intaglio myself I can only admire the technical proficiency working on such a large scale. The piece below has everything : interesting dramatic composition; varied marks; tonal contrasts.
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607 Emma Stibbons RA |
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608 Emma Stibbons RA |
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611 Emma Stibbons RA |
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606 Emma Stibbons RA |
Hung next to these were a series of quirky bird prints by Cathie Pilkington. They could look a bit twee but the combination of marks and the slight menace in their eyes ( I wouldn't mess with these birds!) lifts them above just design.
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613 Cathie Pilkington RA |
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615 Cathie Pilkington RA |
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769 James Fisher
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742 Kiki Smith |
More birds - James Fisher has done a series of woodcuts of notable women : Margaret Morse (1883-1974) was one of the world’s leading ornithologists, and author of Studies in the Life of the Song Sparrow (1937).
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599 Nadi Attura |
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744 Jo Gorner |
I'm drawn to the repetitive marks within the work by
Jo Gorner, thinking how that could be interpreted in stitch
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992 Felicity Warbrick |
Liking the stark contrasts and sense of space in this work by
Felicity Warbrick, I was astounded to read how she achieves it . A sense of space also characterises this work by
Amanda Danicic, the contrast between the figures and the intricate depiction of foliage in the background . It looks a bit like a patchwork quilt! Which leads me neatly to my next post on textiles and 3D work
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594 Amanda Danicic |