Helen Adie | Such Shaping Fantasies, 2023
Etching
Media Dimensions: 33 x 42 cm
Image Dimensions: 21.5 x 29.5 cm
Edition of 20
Framed/unframed
Helen’s work in theatre inspires much of her current artistic practice, seeking to capture dramatic tension in moments of stillness and movement. In some cases, her prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, for example this year’s selected work, ‘Such Shaping Fantasies’ from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. In other cases, their origins are more oblique. A chorus might emerge through various processes - soft grounds textured with lace, or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light. The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines - combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work. An example of this is her homage to Velasquez, ‘Through the looking glass’ in this year’s Director’s Cut. Helen has exhibited widely including at the Master's Etching exhibition (curated by Norman Ackroyd), Pillow Talk at the Tate Modern, and The Royal Society of British Artists. She is delighted to be exhibiting at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for the fourth year running.
Etching
Media Dimensions: 33 x 42 cm
Image Dimensions: 21.5 x 29.5 cm
Edition of 20
Framed/unframed
Helen’s work in theatre inspires much of her current artistic practice, seeking to capture dramatic tension in moments of stillness and movement. In some cases, her prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, for example this year’s selected work, ‘Such Shaping Fantasies’ from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. In other cases, their origins are more oblique. A chorus might emerge through various processes - soft grounds textured with lace, or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light. The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines - combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work. An example of this is her homage to Velasquez, ‘Through the looking glass’ in this year’s Director’s Cut. Helen has exhibited widely including at the Master's Etching exhibition (curated by Norman Ackroyd), Pillow Talk at the Tate Modern, and The Royal Society of British Artists. She is delighted to be exhibiting at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for the fourth year running.
Etching
Media Dimensions: 33 x 42 cm
Image Dimensions: 21.5 x 29.5 cm
Edition of 20
Framed/unframed
Helen’s work in theatre inspires much of her current artistic practice, seeking to capture dramatic tension in moments of stillness and movement. In some cases, her prints derive directly from productions she has worked on, for example this year’s selected work, ‘Such Shaping Fantasies’ from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. In other cases, their origins are more oblique. A chorus might emerge through various processes - soft grounds textured with lace, or aquatints reaching for the right play of shadow and light. The figures in her work wear a combination of fantastical costumes with Victorian or Elizabethan flourishes - ruffs, fans, crinolines - combined with modern touches like platform shoes. They belong out of time, like theatre characters, processing towards an indeterminate off-stage space, or parading together for comfort. She has lately been adding monoprint to her techniques, particularly to help develop ideas and add fluidity into her work. An example of this is her homage to Velasquez, ‘Through the looking glass’ in this year’s Director’s Cut. Helen has exhibited widely including at the Master's Etching exhibition (curated by Norman Ackroyd), Pillow Talk at the Tate Modern, and The Royal Society of British Artists. She is delighted to be exhibiting at The Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair for the fourth year running.
