Jayson Lilley: Southbank
Jayson Lilley: Southbank
Jayson Lilley
Screenprint with spray paint, acrylic, ink and copper leaf
Printed onto archival museum board
Part of a variable edition of 19*
H 70 x W 70 cm (artwork size)
*Please note the editions vary significantly due to their hand-finished nature. If you have a strong preference regarding the amount of colour that is exposed through the metallic leaf background, please indicate your preference in the order notes. We will do our best to accommodate requests.
Framing notes:
Framed works are presented float mounted in either a white or black woodgrain frame with colour-matched neon fillet as standard, including specialist anti-reflective glass with 70% UV protection to ensure the archival qualities, copper leaf and depth of colour are maintained.
Alternative mouldings, frame styles and higher grades of specialist glass (92% UV protection or museum grade – 99% UV protection) are available and can be quoted upon request. Please contact us and we will be happy to assist.
This latest body of work by the urban landscape artist is an exciting development from this pursuit of perfection which sees him embrace the unexpected and unplanned as he allows the materials to take the centre stage of these dynamic cityscapes.
Here Lilley departs from the reliable flat support of the paper to introduce texture to the surface, exploring loose applications and unplanned marks. In turn he disrupts the clean, flat qualities of traditional screenprinting and introduces raw lines, rough edges and a sense of life and movement to the scenes; an unpredictability that reflects the personality of the city.
These uncontrolled variations ensure each artwork is completely unique, yet they remain constrained within the frame of a perfect, crisp circle. The loose marks sit in contrast to this round lens, which seems to hold them at the precipice between freedom and constraint; a reflection of a conflicted existence that has been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and associated anxieties centred on our vibrant cities.