Print Club News / 12th August 2025
There’s a philosophically interesting debate to be had around whether art needs to be made in a particular way, a debate that is getting shriller as AI moves ever further into our lives. Is the craft aspect of the making critical to the power of an artwork, or can an artwork rise above the technology of it’s own making, irrespective of it’s origination. Does a plate need to be inked by hand, or can it be inked digitally. Where is the line? I suspect that the dialogue will shift at both ends of the spectrum, simultaneously.
I think we’ll see a move towards more haptic making in the face of the AI revolution, and also a move towards more amazing, futuristic works that take ever more advantage of the latest toolsets. For the moment, it all seems fascinating to me, I’m trying to keep an open mind!
Phase TWO
I’m excited to be posting a first look at a new image I’ve been drawing on and off since February, the working title is Phase TWO.
I’ve been thinking about and using modular components in the work for a long time now, but often find my experiments in the area don’t work out quite well enough to actually see the light of day! I’m looking for solutions that allow the underlying geometry and the overlaid modularity to mesh in a way that is both cohesive and somehow visually engaging, as ever there are a number of thoughts and rules in play that drive the drawing process.