11 - 30 March 2024
Joe Tilson
In Venice
Cultural history and ecological concerns, themes transcending time and cutting across cultures, defined Joe Tilson’s (1928 - 2023) work for over sixty years. In the 1990s Joe Tilson's profound and intimate involvement with Italian history and culture came to the forefront of his practice and the work made in the final two decades of his life was all connected to Venice in particular.
Each print in the series available below depicts Venetian church façades paired with bold geometric patterns of the city’s stone and tiled walls and floors. Defying traditional printmaking methods, each work is hand-coloured and features a combination of carborundum, etching, aquatint, inkjet and screenprint.
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Hat, Heart, Hedgehog Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Sant' Alvise Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Depositi di Pane Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Campo della Carita Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Tondo Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Joe Tilson
The Stones of Venice, Aldo Manuzio Diptych, 2020
Screenprint, carborundum and inkjet with hand-colouring on Hahnemühle 350gsm paper
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
Paper and Image: 36.9 x 46.4 cm - 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in
Edition of 45
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"I think place has an influence on you whether you like it or not. Where you live, every day you wake up, you see colours, things around you and it gradually gets into the work ... Place is totally connected with experience. The other thing about Venice of course is the light. It’s incredibly bright, and that gets into the work."
- Joe Tilson
Photos:
1. Joe Tilson with his family on Grand Canal, Venice, 1964.
2. Joe Tilson and The Flags at the Swatch Pavillion, The Venice Biennale, 2019.
© Tilson Family Archive
