Love #2

Love series 2022

Oil monoprint (Original) on Somerset cotton rag paper 300gsm.

Size 29 x 38cms

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 safe space and learn.