Signed (lower right): dated (on the reverse), framed
Unique screen print on 300gsm Somerset Satin paper
70 x 50 cm.
February 2020
This work is unique
Jonathan Lawes
Tropics 01
Notes
Working from his studio in South East London, Jonathan Lawes uses paper stencils to create multilayered unique screen prints.
Jonathan creates prints with a distinctly graphic edge, reflecting his love of geometry, shape, and pattern. Working in a loose, organic way, abstract compositions are formed and ultimately develop as his printing process evolves. He has a keen eye for colour and layering techniques, masking some areas off while revealing flashes of intense colour in others.
His compositions evolve as he is printing; he often returns to a work to add another layer or colour until he feels the composition is complete. In doing so, whilst the construction is a celebration of geometry and pattern, his work conveys a hand finished and organic feel.
Jonathan Lawes is also exhibiting Downtown 02 and Downtown 01.
Accolades
BA Hons Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design, Leeds Arts University.
Selected Solo Exhibitions: Colour Uncovered, The New Gallery, Little Rock, USA, 2020. Selected Layers, Whitegrid Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2019. One-Off, Whitgrid Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2017. Skin Deep, Haru Art, London.
Recent Group Exhibitions: Construct, Well Hung - London, 2020.
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