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Wild Water
Ian Cox · 2 works in this exhibition
- MediumMonotype - etching ink on Hosho paper
- Image size39 x 29 cm - framed 50 x 40 cm
- Year2025
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About the artist
Originally from Cornwall, I am based in Torquay, South Devon, where I have a publicly-accessible studio in the centre of the town. I am interested in the %u2018magical%u2019 aspects of landscape - places overlooked, mysterious, enigmatic and energetic. Dartmoor is the location that appears most in, or inspires, my work. I make and produce limited edition relief lino prints, mezzotints and detailed charcoal/pastel drawings.
1974 - Art Foundation course, Plymouth College of Art & Design | 1975-1977 - BA(Hons) Graphic Design (specialising in Illustration) from Exeter College of Art & Design | 1977-2018 - Self-employed Graphic Designer/Illustrator | 2018 to date: Artist/Printmaker | 2024 Elected Academician by the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts (SWAc) | | Recent exhibitions: | | 2023 | PrintFest, Ulverston | Bevere Gallery, Worcester - featured artist | Artizan Gallery, Lucius Street, Torquay - 9 Drawings Exhibition | Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'Intimate Geography' - 10 drawings and 10 prints | Burton Bradstock Festival of Music and Art - Nr Bridport, Dorset | Torbay Artists Guild open exhibition, Torquay | The Big Colyton Art Show, Nr Seaton, Devon | Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, London | Wales Contemporary, Milford Haven, Wales | South West Academy (SWAC) Open Exhibition | | 2024 | Artizan Gallery, Torquay - studio artists exhibition (Feb) | Paradiso Gallery, Bovey Tracey - 'The Line' exhibition (Feb) | PrintFest - Ulverston (April) | Delamore House, Ivybridge - SWAc and Artizan exhibition spaces (May) | Artizan Gallery, Torquay - English Riviera Summer Open exhibition (July-September) | Ironbridge Printmaking Competition and Exhibition (Sep) | Dartmoor Collective Open Exhibition (Oct) | Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (Nov)
About the artwork
My process with this work was firstly to create intaglio lines by scoring a tough rectangle of industrial-grade plastic. After that, I covered the plastic block with etching ink (using two colours, blended with the application roller), which I then selectively removed using a variety of tools (including cotton buds, abrasive pads, various scrapers etc) to create the image. It is impossible to know exactly how a work like this will appear when printed (at high pressure, onto Hosho tissue paper, dampened with a sprayer moments before printing, in order to capture the intaglio lines). If a print like this goes wrong, the image has to be abandoned and the work redone from scratch.