Helen Adie - Through the Looking Glass (homage to Velasquez), 2024
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 70 x 49 cm
Image Dimensions: 60 x 40 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
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Helen’s work in theatre, as both actor and director, inspires much of her current artistic practice. In some cases, her etchings and relief prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, where she is trying to capture the dramatic tension between movement and stillness which can ignite a stage and intrigue the viewer. In others, an imaginary chorus of characters emerges through various printmaking processes - soft grounds textured with lace or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light.
The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines, combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. Part of the appeal of printmaking is the gradual moving towards a final image, which feels akin to rehearsing towards a performance. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work.
Helen has exhibited widely including the Master's Etching (curated by Norman Ackroyd), The Royal Society Overseas League, The Royal Society of British Artists and, in the past three years, at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 70 x 49 cm
Image Dimensions: 60 x 40 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £50.00 (framed only).
Helen’s work in theatre, as both actor and director, inspires much of her current artistic practice. In some cases, her etchings and relief prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, where she is trying to capture the dramatic tension between movement and stillness which can ignite a stage and intrigue the viewer. In others, an imaginary chorus of characters emerges through various printmaking processes - soft grounds textured with lace or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light.
The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines, combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. Part of the appeal of printmaking is the gradual moving towards a final image, which feels akin to rehearsing towards a performance. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work.
Helen has exhibited widely including the Master's Etching (curated by Norman Ackroyd), The Royal Society Overseas League, The Royal Society of British Artists and, in the past three years, at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.
Monoprint
Media Dimensions: 70 x 49 cm
Image Dimensions: 60 x 40 cm
Unique Work
Unframed
Split your payment over 10 months with OwnArt 0% APR. Your monthly payment for this artwork could be from as little as £50.00 (framed only).
Helen’s work in theatre, as both actor and director, inspires much of her current artistic practice. In some cases, her etchings and relief prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, where she is trying to capture the dramatic tension between movement and stillness which can ignite a stage and intrigue the viewer. In others, an imaginary chorus of characters emerges through various printmaking processes - soft grounds textured with lace or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light.
The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines, combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. Part of the appeal of printmaking is the gradual moving towards a final image, which feels akin to rehearsing towards a performance. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work.
Helen has exhibited widely including the Master's Etching (curated by Norman Ackroyd), The Royal Society Overseas League, The Royal Society of British Artists and, in the past three years, at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.