Cold Burn. Limited edition of 15 screenprints on paper.

2021

A bit of a departure from the Neon Prints, this screenprint is based on an old photo I really like. In fact, my first ever screenprint, when learning the basics, was based on the same photo, simply rendered in a silver halftone. I was happy with the result at the time, but I had wanted to do something more with this photo for a long time.

Last year I created a different design for an art competition based on it, but the competition was then cancelled due to covid. I sat on the design for a while hoping it may be rescheduled but by the end of 2020 I was very eager to do something with it and created this design. I streamlined the image, removing some elements of the background, but keeping some of the noise of the image, like the scratches on the left, and layered it up with some gradients blended in different ways.

I then had to wait another 6 months to print it, as lockdown restrictions meant I couldn’t go to the studio until June this year so I was very pleased when I finally did it. it is an eight layer print, a blur of blues and greens creating a rich gradient on the arms and the legs, and darkening in the background. I love the patterns that the halftones creates on the chest and in areas where the layers overlap, the angles of the dots becoming an almost abstract design on the limbs and body.