‘Anomalies’, the first major exhibition by Sinclair Ashman as an artist-printmaker, is being showcased at Artspace in the Ropewalk in Barton upon Humber.
On display until Sunday 30th October, the show will explore the role of quick decision-making and ‘happy accidents’ in collagraph printmaking through a collection of over 50 prints.
The textured, largely abstract prints are both elemental expressions of mood and responses to everyday materials. Fabric edging, plastic fruit bags, plumbing washers, layers of card, gels, matchsticks and other ordinary materials are used to make printing plates. The compositions are then printed on fine papers, using subtle mixes of traditional and metallic inks.
Sinclair Ashman’s practice as a printmaker is in deliberate and stark contrast to his controlled, client-focused work as a graphic designer and work as a Permanent Associate Lecturer in the University’s School of Architecture & Design.
His highly textured, largely abstract prints are elemental expressions of mood and immediate, unplanned responses to everyday materials. In essence, he sees the print as a three-dimensional medium, often employing deep impressions in thick, high quality papers.