JILL WARSOP – ARTIST’S STATEMENT
JILL WARSOP
‘Birdmen of Grantham’ 2015
Intaglio prints 30cm x 20cm (series of 4)
Warsop explores alternative photography processes such as photograms, cyanotypes and
photopolymer prints to create images inspired by the living world. She is drawn to
innovative processes and is seeking unique ways to link her love of traditional printing
techniques, such as linocuts, collagraphs and intaglio prints with photography. Warsop
captures images on black and white film to use as a starting point for painting on acetate
using Indian ink and salt as media. The pictures are etched onto photopolymer plates,
which are then inked and printed.
The portraits ‘Birdmen of Grantham’ depict members of Grantham Cage Bird Society. They
are influenced by Jasper Johns’ ink paintings based on a photograph of Lucian Freud, and
the photography and drawings of Henri Cartier Bresson. They seek to express the wealth
of character found in the mature male human face.
Destination: HND Y2 Grantham College
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