City Nightfall
I exhibited “City Nightfall” at the Global Gallery, Paddington, Sydney in September 2013. It was a group show with my good friends, Kate Andrews, Textile Artist, and Wing Poon, photographer. We each produced six pieces, inspired by the famous Australian poet, Kenneth Slessor’s poem, City Nightfall.
I have loved Kenneth Slessor’s poetry since I first studied it at high school. I find his imagery very graphical and therefore there was no shortage of wonderful opportunities for a printmaker. I responded to his multifaceted observations of the transformation that occurs as day transitions into night, the inevitable “changing” of the urban guard, as the night dwellers takeover and the references to urban decay. Slessor doesn’t specially reference the city he depicts but he spent a lot of time in areas of inner Sydney, such as King’s Cross and Darlinghurst. I wanted to convey a sense of those areas in my prints.
PRINT DETAILS - Technique: Collagraph Finished Paper Size: 66cm X 44cm Ink: Graphic Chemicals Paper: Fabriano Tiepolo 290gsm Press: Hilldav Maximum Edition: 10
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