Martin Ridgwell RE | Homework, 2023
Aquatint
46 x 55 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
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Martin Ridgwell is an artist/ printmaker whose work follows in the tradition of English figurative, narrative art. Born and now based in London, it was whilst studying art at Bradford Art College in the early eighties that he discovered the process of etching, under the tutelage of printmaker Alan Marks. He found an immediate affinity with this craft and since then, Intaglio Printmaking has been his chosen medium. Alongside his own work, Ridgwell also editions for other artists, which he sees as a collaborative experience, one in which he places his own skills as a printmaker to help bring about the artist’s original vision. His work is predominantly concerned with how men engage with each other. In a typical piece two men, usually in an interior setting, meet - One can’t be sure if they are known to each other or whether this is their first encounter? Sometimes there is an element of conflict whilst in others a more erotically charged atmosphere prevails, often there is a mixture of both. The rooms in which they find themselves - however opulent they are, become a psychological arena, where their unexpressed desires and conflicts are played out, in each round they attempt but seemingly always fail to communicate with each other. To see one of Ridgwell’s etchings is similar to discovering a black and white photographic still from some half forgotten movie. The narrative is never spelt out, he knows only too well that every viewer brings their own stories to his work and each person’s understanding and interpretation is unique.
Aquatint
46 x 55 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork would be £30.00.
Martin Ridgwell is an artist/ printmaker whose work follows in the tradition of English figurative, narrative art. Born and now based in London, it was whilst studying art at Bradford Art College in the early eighties that he discovered the process of etching, under the tutelage of printmaker Alan Marks. He found an immediate affinity with this craft and since then, Intaglio Printmaking has been his chosen medium. Alongside his own work, Ridgwell also editions for other artists, which he sees as a collaborative experience, one in which he places his own skills as a printmaker to help bring about the artist’s original vision. His work is predominantly concerned with how men engage with each other. In a typical piece two men, usually in an interior setting, meet - One can’t be sure if they are known to each other or whether this is their first encounter? Sometimes there is an element of conflict whilst in others a more erotically charged atmosphere prevails, often there is a mixture of both. The rooms in which they find themselves - however opulent they are, become a psychological arena, where their unexpressed desires and conflicts are played out, in each round they attempt but seemingly always fail to communicate with each other. To see one of Ridgwell’s etchings is similar to discovering a black and white photographic still from some half forgotten movie. The narrative is never spelt out, he knows only too well that every viewer brings their own stories to his work and each person’s understanding and interpretation is unique.
Aquatint
46 x 55 cm
Edition of 45
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork would be £30.00.
Martin Ridgwell is an artist/ printmaker whose work follows in the tradition of English figurative, narrative art. Born and now based in London, it was whilst studying art at Bradford Art College in the early eighties that he discovered the process of etching, under the tutelage of printmaker Alan Marks. He found an immediate affinity with this craft and since then, Intaglio Printmaking has been his chosen medium. Alongside his own work, Ridgwell also editions for other artists, which he sees as a collaborative experience, one in which he places his own skills as a printmaker to help bring about the artist’s original vision. His work is predominantly concerned with how men engage with each other. In a typical piece two men, usually in an interior setting, meet - One can’t be sure if they are known to each other or whether this is their first encounter? Sometimes there is an element of conflict whilst in others a more erotically charged atmosphere prevails, often there is a mixture of both. The rooms in which they find themselves - however opulent they are, become a psychological arena, where their unexpressed desires and conflicts are played out, in each round they attempt but seemingly always fail to communicate with each other. To see one of Ridgwell’s etchings is similar to discovering a black and white photographic still from some half forgotten movie. The narrative is never spelt out, he knows only too well that every viewer brings their own stories to his work and each person’s understanding and interpretation is unique.
