SysVar / ONE / pearlescent and SysVar / TWO / cerulean lacquer are the first two systematic variation drawings I made, alongside an associated Print Club edition.
About SysVar
SysVar TWO takes on a far looser approach to the idea of using a series of modular variations to rework a particular study. There’s a fluidity to the linework, which is contrasted with vertically placed blocks of colour across the base of the image.
I guess the idea of the variation stems from a natural love of the set, the series and perhaps even the bigger idea of a collection.
Working in sets has an immense appeal I think, from series of bookplates, to Japanese print sets like Hokusai's 36 views of Mount Fuji, or Warhol’s electric chair series, there’s something really interesting about working on a number of sequential but differentiated images, if only to see what you can achieve if you kick them around hard enough.
This second SysVar edition uses the same size, format and under drawing as SysVar / ONE, but then varies it with a series of looser, more liquid over marks and recolourations.
From here I moved the techniques on to the Rubicon and Solaris editions, each of which incorporates a similar approach to technique, but on quite different compositions.
SysVar in situ
Price and dimensions
SysVar / TWO / cerulean lacquer is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass and Dibond, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install. The edition may also be fitted with a bespoke, laser cut, Opal 30 Perspex frame.
Work can be supplied unmounted and ready to frame if you’d prefer.
The work is individually signed and numbered verso, with both a unique catalogue raisonné number and the edition number for guaranteed authenticity.
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From an edition of 12
Image size ⋅ 88cm H x 72cm W
Artwork only, ready to frame ⋅ £1,800
Mounted behind Plexiglass and fitted with a hidden subframe ⋅ £2,200
Mounted behind Plexiglass and fitted with a laser cut Perspex frame ⋅ £2,400
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Dimensions and framing specs can be varied on request, to suit your space.
Please do get in touch here if you’d like to discuss possibilities ⟶
Associated works
