Description
‘Solid States’ was a result of searching through my extensive production materials in 2017, finding a photograph I had taken of a large scale thermal print of ‘Mao Money’, put together for a street art piece.
Two things in particular caught my attention… first the eyes, though lacking any typical detail, manage to maintain an engaging quality. Incidentally this is magnified further on the offset print versions. Secondly, the thermal printer used to produce a 5 meter wide version (at one of the many local print shops scattered around the city of Chengdu) was extremely temperamental, leaving visible damage across each printed surface. It would sometimes give the appearance of static, complementing the halftone used in the image, and giving rise to the ominous title.
In reference to the period of ‘solid state’ technologies used in television sets circa 1960’s & 1970’s, I like the idea of these eyes looking out upon their captive audience present day, having transcended space and time as reproductive image.
‘Solid States II’ was a further play on this theme of reproduction, with the introduction of multiple colour offsets in the print editions. Each offset print is unique, with subtle shifts of colour alignment between each piece.
‘Solid States II’ (Red/Cyan Offset) Limited Edition of 16
38 x 55 cm Hand Pulled Screen Print
Archival inks on acid free, 300gsm fine art paper
Signed by artist, with Certificate of Authenticity
Editions are available in the following colourways;
Red (6)
Red/Lime Offset (3)
Blue/Cyan Offset (22)
Red/Green Offset (3)
Red/Cyan Offset (16)
Red/Blue Offset (14)
