Dark blue and metallic blue — the same hue at different densities and reflectivities, the metallic version doing something the flat blue can't: catching directional light and shifting the appearance...
Dark blue and metallic blue — the same hue at different densities and reflectivities, the metallic version doing something the flat blue can't: catching directional light and shifting the appearance of the wave surfaces as the viewing angle changes. Beyond The Waves uses two colours to create a more complex visual experience than the colour count suggests.
The multiple wave forms in the composition each have their own direction and gesture, the mark-making varied so that the crashing and cascading movement reads differently from one part of the print to another. Chris Keegan's water imagery returns consistently to this observation — that moving water is never repetitive in the way that a static pattern is, the forms always slightly different from their neighbours. Two colours, dark and metallic blue, hand-pulled, limited edition. £100.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chris Keegan
Chris Keegan is an illustrator living and working in London.
Since graduating from Camberwell College of Art he has worked for a wide range of newspapers and magazines including the Financial Times, Time magazine, the Observer, The Guardian, Time Out, GQ Australia, Mac User and Design Week Magazine.
He has worked for a variety of trade magazines and created images and designs for many design and ad agencies including Souk, Mother London, COPA and Momentum Design.