Skin Abstract Series I – X and The Handler Series I – X (both 2015). Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
Works in this series take their inspiration from my grandfather’s scrapbook, a large collection of newspaper clippings, press images and articles about reptiles that he collected during his 60 year-long career as a snake man. The dot-matrix drawings take their queue from the newspaper clippings from which they are derived. Press photographs scanned at a high resolution and enlarged. Comprising of thousands of tiny dots, the images are then are rendered by hand in ink, taking up to 20 hours each to complete.
This series was exhibited as part of my third solo exhibition, Snake Man, which took place at SMITH Gallery. 19 November 2015 – 9 January 2016.
- The Handler IV. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract X – Mole Snake. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler VI. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler II. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Proprietor. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract IV – Mole Snake. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract II – Cape Cobra. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler I. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract VII – African Rock Python. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract VI – Gila Monster. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler X. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Snakes and Ladders. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract V – Boomslang. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract III – Gila Monster. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract VIII – Rattle Snake. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler IX. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler V. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler VIII. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract IX – Mole Snake. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler VII. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- Skin Abstract I – Gaboon Viper. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.
- The Handler III. 2015. Indian Ink on Fabriano Rosaspina. 70x100cm.