For the Love of London II
For the Love of London II
Hand-pulled screenprint with spray paint, acrylic paint, ink and gold leaf printed onto archival museum board
100cm x 100cm
Unframed
Signed and numbered variable limited edition of 30
About the work
Jayson Lilley’s work has long been characterised by his dogged pursuit of perfection within the image; from his lengthy process of amalgamating and redrawing digital photographs to ensure a completely focussed and crisp image, to the faultless registration of the colours in his printmaking process.
This latest body of work by the urban landscape artist is an exciting development from this pursuit of perfection which sees him embrace the unexpected and unplanned as he allows the materials to take the centre stage of these dynamic cityscapes. Here Lilley departs from the reliable flat support of the paper to introduce texture to the surface, exploring loose applications and unplanned marks. In turn he disrupts the clean, flat qualities of traditional screenprinting and introduces raw lines, rough edges and a sense of life and movement to the scenes; an unpredictability that reflects the personality of the city.
These uncontrolled variations ensure each artwork is completely unique, yet they remain constrained within the frame of a perfect, crisp border. The loose marks sit in contrast to it’s surround, which seems to hold them at the precipice between freedom and constraint; a reflection of a conflicted existence that has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated anxieties centred on our vibrant cities.
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