Clifford Chance Purchase Prize has been awarded to Fernando Feijoo RE in this years RE Annual Exhibition at the Bankside gallery London with his recent print Machiavellian.
"Fernando's character reflects his work; he is tremendously active and able and can't sit on an idea for very long. This may be a reflection of the Hispanic side of his character, something that is very important to him. It didn't surprise me at all that during a recent residency in Mexico City he was to be found painting the town red with renowned Mexican wrestlers; something that sounds as if it has come straight from his prints and probably will"
Chris Pig
London UK Artist / Printmaker
Fernando wins International law firm Clifford Chance Purchase Prize in the RE Annual Exhibition 2012
Pure Gallery Exhibition
Below are some links to a recent group show which I took part in
http://www.puregallery.org/albums/view/127
http://pureartsgroup.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/pure-spring-is-in-air-in-battle.html
Artist Residency at Frans Masereel Centrum
I have just returned from an artist in residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum center for graphic Art in Belgium.
These are some photos of the center itself
My project was based on illustrating a set of playing cards using both zinc plate and stone lithography which was a new experience for my printmaking practice.
Firstly I visited the playing card museum situated in Turnhout to gain a better understanding of the history of playing card printing
www.prepressure.com/printing/museum/nationaal-museum-van-de-speelkaart
Whilst I was working at the FMC I produced work on a selection of different lithographic printing presses.
The offset proof press allowed me to draw directly onto my stone and produce this two colour reduction print here are some photos of the different stages of printing.
I also tried working on a smaller direct press where i had to draw my image in reverse on the stone.
To produce my own playing cards I printed six images at a time on zinc plates to save time which I printed using a larger direct press. The images had a transfer photocopy design which I made first to act as a boarder for the illustration.
Merry Christmas
This is my 2011 christmas card design
visit to the British Museum
I recently went to visit the Grayson Perry exhibition which was very inspiring and insightfull to see different ways in which this artist uses a wide range of medium.