I've been working on some handmade concrete tiles on and off for the past few months, with the aim of creating an unusual canvas for printing. It's taken quite a lot of work to ensure a consistent, smooth surface (anything less would be impossible to screen print on without damaging equipment) to roll out project. I'm very happy with the progress and results, which use bright block colours to contrast and highlight the natural texture of the concrete. The abstraction of the geometric shapes and the construction material canvas is allowing me to keep questioning urban life and infrastructure. I'll have more designs and sizes of these tiles in the future, with buildings, facades and urban infrastructure featuring.
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Crane #9 is a series of collages based on other handmade crane prints. I want to further question what it is to define our urban environment and to think about the process of urban planning at a micro, individual level. With this series, abstract shapes shift and move around the skeletal cranes, disrupting our efforts to order our environment and to take control of our urban existence. The series is a fun one to work on: collaging is very calming and satisfying! I've been working on this print - the second in a series on West London gardens - on and off for a few weeks and it's very satisfying to now have it finished. I moved away from the half-tone technique of the last garden print and instead, layered shadows with different shades of green and black. I think the result is a more vivid, lush garden which is enclosed by the stark bars of the gate and fence. It was one of those pieces that looks utterly bizarre while in progress, before the final layer went down to lock everything in. It's a 4 layer piece, one 300 gsm paper and I'm looking forward to developing this series more and think further on the influence of these spaces on urban planning and urban life. |
Tadhg CaffreyI'm an Irish printmaker, living in North London and focusing on urban landscape, construction and abstract geometry. My first name sounds like "tiger" without the last bit.
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