Crane #2 is based on some photographs I took this year in Gdańsk. It's a fantastic city and I really enjoyed exploring the shipyards and construction zones. For this print I wanted to combine hand-cut shapes and vectors to draw out some detail of the crane. I introduced these elements throughout the printing stages, changing the position and size of shapes and the opacity of inks as I completed each layer. I also introduced hand-drawn elements, using a lithograph crayon to create spots of rust. This is something I'll be exploring in the future, as I'm increasingly interested in how printmaking can recreate construction materials and textures. I'm also thinking about how these personal, unique and handmade elements hint at the difference between the machinery that changes our city and the citizens who live in that city.
I'm finding that the harsh, skeletal aesthetic of cranes and construction has an interesting counterpoint in the personalised, print-making process and I'm sure I'll be coming back to the creative goldmine of the Gdańsk shipyard soon!
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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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