Fan
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US$ 260
Overview
This artwork was last updated 932 days ago.
2017
Screenprint, 4-layer screen print on 300gsm paper canvas
Edition of 25
Dimensions: 70cm (H) x 50cm (W) / 27.6" (H) x 19.7" (W)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
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Artist statement
'Fan' is hand-made screenprint, using a split fountain gradient and bold red and black layers to foreground the tower crane, a skeletal figure of city development and destruction.
Tower cranes are agents of construction and destruction, and are proxies for economic growth. They are the most obvious symbol of urban change, and yet so common are they in our cities that they have become unremarkable. We have developed a blind spot for the politics of urban change. This piece uses a repeating pattern and gradient to show the permanence and temporality of urban change.
Limited edition of 25, signed and numbers by the artist.
Artist profile
Tadhg Caffrey
Hometown: Kildare
Based in: London
Tadhg Caffrey is an Irish print-based artist and researcher. Currently based in London, his work is primarily through photography and screenprinting, with a focus on city life. Caffrey's work explores how the process of printing changes how we view cities, and how citizens can use printmaking to become the architects …
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By Medium: Screenprints
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Last updated: November 28, 2020
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