The companion to Viento — where that piece is on GF Smith Gmund Bier Ale, Peine is on Gmund Bier Bock. The Bock variant of the Gmund Bier paper range...
The companion to Viento — where that piece is on GF Smith Gmund Bier Ale, Peine is on Gmund Bier Bock. The Bock variant of the Gmund Bier paper range has a slightly darker, richer tone than the Ale, the brewer's spent grain giving this paper a warm depth that the Ale's lighter surface doesn't share. The two prints form a pair: same process, same colour count, different material ground, different atmospheric result.
Peine is a Spanish word meaning comb, but also carries associations with effort and difficulty — the word pena embedded within it. Jonathan Lawes's abstract responds to its substrate: the four colours reading differently against the Bock's deeper ground than they would against the Ale's lighter one. Limited edition, 4 colours, 250gsm GF Smith Gmund Bier Bock. Signed. £90.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jonathan Lawes
Jonathan Lawes graduated with a BA in Printed Textiles & Surface Pattern Design from Leeds Arts University in 2009, spent the following decade living and working in Berlin, and has been based in Peckham, south-east London since 2018. Working from a studio by the Thames, his practice centres on silkscreen printing — a process he uses organically, building bold geometric abstractions by cutting loose stencils, layering translucent pigment and hand-pulling each sheet, letting colour dictate direction. He draws from Matisse, Miró, Chillida and the Bauhaus, as well as vintage textiles and the changing light of the Thames. His work has expanded from paper onto canvas, reclaimed timber and vintage book covers, and he has collaborated with COS, The Conran Shop and Joseph Joseph. Solo exhibitions in the UK.