Georgia Thorpe: Sol

Posted: 10 Oct 2011

Georgia Thorpe’s works are large, bold prints on lightweight Japanese mulberry paper. The works are inspired by the sun (‘sol’ in Latin), the provider of light and life and the great determiner of colour. 

Georgia works primarily with woodcuts, building her imagery with layers of water-based pigments and oil-based inks to create unique results.

Japanese novelist Junichiro Tanizachi states in his essay, ‘In Praise of Shadows’, “light is defined by its opposite- darkness- and our appreciation of space is shaped by the way light is modulated by shadow, or the way the way light is obstructed, deflected and filtered by what stands between us and the sun.” It is this sentiment that is the essence of Georgia’s body of work.

As a woodcut printmaker she uses materials that reflect an awareness of a sustainable art practice. Her preference for pre-used ply wood, soy- based and water-based pigments and inks on Japanese mulberry paper demonstrate a determination to reduce the impact of what has historically been labelled a toxic and wasteful medium.

The exhibition runs October 18 - 29, 2011.

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