Lino / venetian, commission for a house in Bristol
Lovely to be working here in the studio as the autumn comes in, there’s a beautiful clarity to the light at this time of year, and a crispness in the air, that makes for some near perfect days, to my mind.
The colour in the garden is draining slowly back into the soil leaving some incredibly subtle hues and tones in the decaying foliage. There always seems to be a little more time to think about new ideas for drawings in the autumn, at least by comparison to the bustle of summer.
I wanted to post a few images of my Lino studies, as I’ve recently delivered a 100cm diameter ‘venetian’ edition to a collector here in Bristol, and was really pleased to receive some images of the newly installed work, a week or two back.
I drew the study after an inspirational trip to Venice, and Murano, to see some of the amazing glassworks that the Veneto is so famous for and perhaps, in particular, the work of Lino Tagliapietra, to my mind one of the most inspirational makers of the C20th.
I’ve drawn the Lino study in two distinct colour variations; ‘venetian’ and ‘bronzed’. Available from an edition of 12, I tend to make the work at 100cm diameter, but of course, the size can be varied to suit a particular space.
The drawing is bonded between two sheets of laser cut Plexiglass, and fitted with a hidden subframe that makes the work appear to float about 15mm off the wall. I hope the toroid shape of the final piece adds to the sculptural nature of the drawing itself, that’s my intention anyway!
If you’d like to know more about the work, please do click through on the links above, or send me an email. I'll look forward to hearing from you.
With best regards,
Chuck Elliott
