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About the artwork
Inspired by personal experience, this collage depicts the plight of many women who are in controlling, manipulative relationships who during lockdown found home a very unsafe place to be. The women's eyes no longer see, their shadows are statues devoid of emotion and the net of Swarovski crystals represents the prison created by the diamond ring on their finger. Homage to Guido pays tribute to the role psychotherapists play in building broken lives. A portion of the sales of this work will be given to a domestic abuse charity. 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 collages are then hand painted with wash and paint pens to add colour and detail imitating the original feel of printed magazines. The finished collages are scanned, enlarged and produced as digital Giclée prints on fine art paper in editions of only 10. The final but most labour intensive of the process is adding the thousands of crystals, gold and silver leaf, lacquer and metallic paint. The resulting art pieces are colourful, textural and vibrant with a strong message.Homage to Guido
Artwork code
1020-46959
Artist: Elizabeth Bessant
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Delivery time: 3-5 working days
- Size: 114 x 71 x 2 cm (44.9 x 28 x 0.8 inches)
- Hahnemuehle fine art paper, giclée, collage, wash, paint pens, lacquer, crystals, gold and silver leaf
- Limited Edition of 10
- Frame Required
About the artwork
Inspired by personal experience, this collage depicts the plight of many women who are in controlling, manipulative relationships who during lockdown found home a very unsafe place to be. The women's eyes no longer see, their shadows are statues devoid of emotion and the net of Swarovski crystals represents the prison created by the diamond ring on their finger. Homage to Guido pays tribute to the role psychotherapists play in building broken lives. A portion of the sales of this work will be given to a domestic abuse charity. 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 collages are then hand painted with wash and paint pens to add colour and detail imitating the original feel of printed magazines. The finished collages are scanned, enlarged and produced as digital Giclée prints on fine art paper in editions of only 10. The final but most labour intensive of the process is adding the thousands of crystals, gold and silver leaf, lacquer and metallic paint. The resulting art pieces are colourful, textural and vibrant with a strong message.Buy with 0% Finance
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Elizabeth Bessant
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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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