Artwork description:

The remains of the neolithic burial chamber at Pentre Ifan lie on the northern slopes of the Preseli hills in Pembrokeshire. It is one of those liminal places that fascinate me - where the worlds of its builders and of their ancestors overlapped.

It is part of a series depicting iconic structures and buildings in the style in of a 1960s travel poster. The key design element in these prints is the extreme reduction of detail - reducing the subject to simple shapes and solid blocks of colour.

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This is a reduction linocut, where the block is successively printed and recut, inked and printed for each layer - a process which results in its gradual destruction.

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If you have any questions about this print, or my work in general, please get in touch via the 'Contact me' link on my listings page. If you would like to discuss a commission please use the ‘Commission artwork’ link.

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The item will be packaged in a sturdy postal tube and sent via a Royal Mail 'Tracked' service. If multiple items are purchased, I will endeavour to send them in a single package within the weight and compensation limits and will refund any monies saved in this way.

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Materials used:

Hawthorn Printmakers ‘Stay Open’ inks on Somerset Satin 250gsm, 100% cotton paper

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