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Walking the Souks - Limited Edition of 100 Artwork

Leslie Gerry

United Kingdom

Mixed Media, Digital on Paper

Size: 31.5 W x 22 H x 0.1 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

A signed and numbered limited edition of 100 Giclée prints on a 310gsm mould-made paper using archival inks. This is an original digital artwork. I paint digitally. Working with only flat areas of colour and no tone, I “cut out” colour shapes with a digital stylus on my computer, arranging them on different layers, creating a collage. In fact, I first began working this way years ago by cutting out sheets of coloured paper with scissors, similar to the way Matisse created his paper cut-outs. The paintings end up as digital files, therefore there is no scanning, they are printed directly from the computer onto a mould-made paper.

DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Mixed Media:

Digital on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:

100

Size:

31.5 W x 22 H x 0.1 D in

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Delivery Time:

Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.

My principal medium is the artists book, from which I also produce limited edition prints. Architecture and the street life of a city fascinate me. I choose an unfamiliar place, spend 2-3 weeks of discovery, walking around, taking reference photos and sketching. That first exposure is so intense; with fresh eyes and heightened senses, you see things locals are often unaware of, which fade on subsequent visits. Once back in my studio, a year of painting begins. With a stylus and Wacom tablet, I paint on the computer in Illustrator.  Working only with flat areas of colour (CMYK) and no tone, I “cut out” colour shapes with the stylus, arranging them on different layers, creating a collage. In fact, I first began working this way years ago (before developing my computer skills)  by cutting out sheets of coloured paper with scissors, similar to the way Matisse created his paper cut-outs. Matisse described it as “drawing with colour”. The paintings end up as digital files; vector images which can be reduced or enlarged to any size. Therefore there is no scanning, the files can be printed directly from the computer onto a mould-made paper, using a flat-bed UV inkjet printer. The images give a narrative to the book. My books are enormous (page size 38cm x 56cm) and are works of art in their own right. Each painting is then offered as a limited edition Giclée print on mould-made paper. My work can be found in many of the private and institutional collections including the Library of Congress, British Library and the Boston Athenaeum. Born in the UK, I ran a successful design studio in London with my wife working on corporate design, publishing, brochures and museum graphics. A transformative move to the countryside in the Cotswolds allowed me the freedom, time and space to return to my first love, painting, drawing on my extensive experience in graphics and publishing.

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Showed at the The Other Art Fair

Handpicked to show at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art in London, London

Artist featured in a collection

Artist featured by Saatchi Art in a collection

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