2009 screenprint. Detail from the complete series

WHITE

RED SHADE BLUE

YELLOW SHADE RED

RED SHADE YELLOW

  BLUE SHADE GREEN

RED SHADE BLUE

RED SHADE BLUE

Degree show, FdA Byam Shaw. -some alternative installation shots showing the series of prints...

The complete series is an exploration of colour. Inspired the the work of Josef Albers and Johannes Ittens. The prints were created on somerset velvet A1 printmaking paper and hand cut cartridge paper (approximately A3). Each of the colours were hand mixed using high quality water-based printing ink, including the grey. By mixing the colours by hand I was able to create the exact hues to complement the series. 

Working with Itten's colour interaction principles, the pieces are very visually striking in the flesh; the pink and grey is almost impossible to look at for too long with the pink jumping out around the grey, while the grey and blue sit harmoniously together.