Paul Coldwell: Lines and Branches 2012: Relief Print from Laser Cut Woodblocks
Copyright © Paul Coldwell
We were delighted to receive the news of Professor Paul Coldwell’s latest exhibition. Coldwell is Professor in Fine Art at the University of the Arts London where he is based at Chelsea College of Arts and contributes to the CCW Graduate School. Coldwell a practicing artist and researcher, who’s art practice includes prints, book works, sculptures and installations, has exhibited widely, and his work is included in numerous public collections. Coldwell has previously curated exhibitions, including Digital Responses, V&A; Morandi’s Legacy; Influences on British Art at the Estorick Collection, London. We are very excited about his latest work: The artists Folio on show at the Cartwright Hall, Bradford on from 8th February-15th June 2014.
The artists folio offers a unique look at a selection of folios from the city’s print collection including lithographs by Lowry, Rakes Progress by Hogarth and David Hockney; Sonia Boyce, Chris Ofili, Hew Locke – from the Rivington Folio, INIVA; William Rothenstein’s 1921 dry-points ‘Landscapes of War’ and Glen Baxter’s lithographs.
Chris Ofili – After The Dance
Glen-Baxter-Cowboys
This is an impressive exhibition that spans printmaking over 60′s, 70′s and 80′s but also includes a recent print series celebrating the 2012 London Olympics features Bob and Roberta Smith, Martin Creed, Rachel Whiteread and Tracey Emin. In the exhibition you will also be able to enjoy a framed Intaglio set celebrating twenty-five years of Angela Flowers Gallery, London, including Nicola Hicks, Glenys Barton, Renny Tait and Tai-Shan Schierenberg. Also included in the show is a series of 4 print ‘Interiors’ by Patrick Caulfield an Alumni of Chelsea and a print by Sonia Boyce who has just been appointed Professor of Black Art and Design as one of the New Cross College Professorships. There is also work by Patrick Hughes and Peter Howson to name but a few.
Sonia Boyce, Untitled 1962
This celebration of print that we hope will challenge fresh debate around printmaking and the artists folio is certainly not to be missed. The exhibition has been supported by the Arts Council of England and there will be a fully illustrated catalogue available from Cartwright Hall with an essay by Curator Paul Coldwell, who is also developing a one day symposium to coincide with the exhibition (details to be announced soon.)
Professor Coldwell who was approached to curate the show unearthed a set of Lowry Lithograph prints, Hockney work and much more in the process. Coldwell last year had his own major retrospective titled: A layered Practice- Graphic Works 1993-2012 presented in Studio 3 Gallery- at The school of Arts- University of Kent. The exhibition showed a fantastic selection of Coldwell’s work over the years, defining him as a true pioneer of digital printmaking.
The artists Folio: as a site of inquiry runs until the 15th June 2014, it is certainly not to be missed…
A Layered Practice: Professor Paul Coldwell