Saturday, January 4, 2014

Exhibition: Taller La Bodega, Chiclana

Just back from an exhibition of the recent work of a friend, Gaby Trustram, who studied illustration at Bristol University, graduating in the last few years. Gaby is now concentrating on printmaking.


Here are a few of my favourite pieces from his bold and expressive collection, featuring lots of fluid marks which do create tensions and balance as the exhibition title suggests. There's also a stark contrast between the monochrome and the 'hypercoloured' pieces. I like the child-like mix of colour very much but the black and white really held my eye and made me concentrate on the lines.

Detail from 'Blue Print' woodblock

'Piramide' screenprint

'Vejer' lithograph

'Building Blocks' woodblock

Untitled, this looks like a preparatory sketch that's been hung on its side, creating a sense of disorientation


'City Scape' woodblock
I love the scratchy texture and upward motion

'Microscopia 1' drawing and monoprint
Immediate and fluid, this lovely overlay of texture and colour almost leaves a flavour in the mouth


I was also very inspired by the watercolours and collages of Carmen Guerrero

Collage and watercolour

Watercolour landscapes

and the paintings, illustrations (also featuring collage) and printmaking of Juan Carlos Crespo



Illustration from 'Historias de Gatos'

Juan Carlos uses the alias Carlos C LaĆ­nez for his illustration projects, you can see more of the enchanting pages from the his book 'Historias de Gatos' (Stories about Cats) here


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