Monoprint linocut original

Made in 2023 using oil on Somerset cotton paper 280gsm

Size 58 x 76cms

Signed right hand side (front)

Big and bold define these paper works, and yet these monoprints show intimacy in their subtle texture and colour variations. The works are produced as a response to my research in play, and in particular, how as adults we view and interact with play-based concepts. Many have suggested and been disproven that art making is an extension of play, that in art, adults have a socially acceptable way in which to play, roleplay and experiment. Outside of the “Therapy” zone, in which a vast majority of research and academic writings have been centered on, there are slim pickings for peer reviewed and established findings on play for adults. In this work I reimage a world where adults are encouraged to play, interact in a space, and learn.