Torsion / primer - Limited Edition of 24 Print

Torsion / primer is the original base drawing that was used to create the ‘torqued’ forms of the more complex Torsion / REZ works on Plexiglass. The idea comes from a number of places, but in particular the modernist sculptural work of Walter Leblanc, and his idea that if you heat up a thin bar of steel, and torque one end through a number of rotations, whilst clamping the other end firmly, the resulting form will be a hugely satisfying candy twist of metal, spiralling up or down, depending on your choice of rotational direction. For Torsion / primer I drew tall stacks of carefully detailed tessellated components, before torquing the columns to form the final Torsion / REZ images. Only sometime later did it become apparent that this under drawing might also have some appeal, and that with some further work, could become a standalone pigment print edition. The beauty of working back into a drawing some months or years later, of course, is that you become far less concerned about each original mark and detail, marks that had previously seemed critical to the original composition. As a result whole sections of the study can effectively be over inked, or reduced to deep charcoal shades, adding extra drama at the expense of some loss of detail. Which with the passage of time seems like a good trade off.

Printmaking:Pigment print on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:24

Size:32.4 W x 39.4 H x 0.1 D in

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