Woolwich - Kingston on Thames Painting

Using a blend of acids to expose alloys below the rolled steel surface, and applying a combination of wax, oil paint, marble dust and inks, the piece reveals a three dimensional rendition of the landscape around a part of the river Thames where the artist lived. The river is represented in EL Wire which when turned on, emits an ambient, luminescence.  Part of a series of map works on steel exploring the rivers around England and Scotland experienced in the pursuit of new life.  The piece is framed in aluminium and is protected against UV light and dust by multiple layers of varnish. It comes ready to hang and you are provided with a suitable inverter and mains driver should you wish to display with the light on. Signed by the artist. Will be shipped in a custom made crate to arrive undamaged. One of the images shows the inverter exit from base of frame. Can be tucked under frame if not in use. Wire is transparent and is supplied as 2m long - please contact if an alternative size required. Plugs into a small mains unit and then into a standard plug socket. British made steel is an important material to Jo after, as a child, she watched the space-suited workers and furnaces in the huge, landscape dominating rolling mills around Britain where her dad worked. The lasting impact of these visceral images of metal, fire, smog and secretive worlds were melded at some point with the monotony and sterility of motorway lights seen from the back seat window on the way to the next new life from the last redundancy. Told that the steel works would soon be empty but the next town was filled with promise was a perpetual story.  The current collection studies this common experience of momentum from life-to-life and the pursuit of material certainty.