Eleven colours — the most complex and chromatically developed piece in Jonathan Lawes's catalogue — presented in a box frame at 60% off the standard frame price. The box frame...
Eleven colours — the most complex and chromatically developed piece in Jonathan Lawes's catalogue — presented in a box frame at 60% off the standard frame price. The box frame allows the print's deckled edges to remain visible, the organic paper boundary a deliberate contrast to the layered precision of the eleven printed colours.
Printed on 300gsm Somerset Satin paper, which holds the richness of multiple ink layers exceptionally well. The framing discount applied is the price shown. Lawes graduated in Printed Textiles & Surface Pattern Design from Leeds Arts University in 2009, spent nearly a decade in Berlin absorbing Bauhaus and De Stijl references, and has been based in south-east London since 2018. His influences include Matisse, Miró and Chillida. Signed. £576.60.
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.