Woman
Artist: Elizabeth Bessant
- Size: 37 x 26.4 x 0.8 inches (94 x 67 x 2 cm)
- Hahnemuehle fine art paper, giclée, collage, wash, paint pens, crystals
- Limited Edition of 10
- Frame Required
About the artwork
“Woman” was created using images from 1950’s magazines, and is more light hearted than other pieces in this collection. Celebrating fashion and the beauty of woman, the artist's time as a couture designer shines through with the use of colour and pattern. There are undertones of women still needing to dress to impress in clothes that are not practical in everyday life - and beneath the surface questioning the acceptance of the 'male gaze'. The process to achieve the final pieces is a long journey from the original idea searching through 1950's magazines to find the source material to build a collage of words and images. The

Elizabeth Bessant
Elizabeth Bessant’s journey as a designer and print maker began in 1979 when she achieved her dream of going to art school. Although it was a happy time she also found herself in a constant battle against the established ideas of art in the early 1980s and pressures to explore gritty subjects that were fashionable at the time. The beauty of the world, of formal gardens, country houses and furnishings, patterns and flowers and most importantly the subtlety of colour were what called to her. When Elizabeth discovered silkscreen printing that achieved the pure clean colours she was striving for she knew she had discovered her medium. In 1982 she was vindicated when her silkscreen print "The Morning Room, Tredegar House" was accepted and ... (see more)
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