Director's Top Picks from Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair
Lizzie Glendinning and Jack Bullen, Directors of Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, have chosen their Top Picks from our 2023 Curated Hang.
Martha is showing a number of her beautiful works with us this year. We love the vibrant painterly palettes and the intimate mother and child narrative.
We love an aquatint. The fluidity of the medium contrasts with Vardy’s intricate depictions to create some beautiful storytelling within the work.
A strong woodcut celebrating women with the medium lending itself to creating a sense of power and purpose on the page.
Lulu is exhibiting a number of thoughtful pieces navigating childhood experience and emotion. We have recently had two babies and there does seem to be a slight pull for us at the moment when there is something that we can relate to our children or our own experience.
We love Katherine Allen’s monotypes which have aspects of self-reflection, memory, and nurture, as well as evoking a sense of art and literary history - many of her depictions could have jumped out of a du Maurier novella. With all of her work, the artist invites us in to witness these gentle moments, which creates a moment of calm.
We love the gothic undertones of this artist's work. Slightly surreal and darkly humorous, while the intricate use of drypoint gives it depth and gravitas, and is situated within the art historical context.
We've always been drawn to Maite's dark Goya-esque works. She was awarded the WCPF Prize in 2020 for a solo showcase at the Fair, and in 2022 became the first WCPF x Ushaw Artist in Residence, where she gathered inspiration from the magnificent buildings of Ushaw Historic House in northern England, which influenced her Rosa Mystica series. These pieces are brimming with symbolism, romanticism and storytelling.
We are completely thrilled to see Geraldine’s work in the Fair again this year. The movement and technical prowess demonstrated through the finished piece highlights the artist’s enormous skill while the moody storming depiction radiates the energy and d
I love the dark foreboding nature of this work juxtaposed with the bright yellow of the background. This work beautifully portrays the artistic or creative journey one takes in creating a work of art towards an unknown, or down a difficult path of excavation and reflection. The reference to the palette in the foreground offers a humorous way into reading the work.
love the humorous aspect of this work, everyone can relate to the feeling of a downpour coming down on you while it remains sunny everywhere else! It's exceptionally well rendered and the yellow windows on the blue background just creates a luminosity to the work.
This work just radiates tranquillity, just looking at it gives me a sense of calm! The colours and texture of the work play so nicely off each other you just want to keep looking at it.
This is a bit of a nostalgic choice looking back at games played in my childhood. The image is taken from a game in the 90s; Age of Empires II and the richness of the blue extenuates my sense of the past enhancing the romanticised landscape presented. I am also drawn to the question of where the gaming industry sits within the wider creative industry and this work perhaps plays with the boundaries between them.
Another image that plays on the sense of nostalgia and humour. The juxtaposition of the pixelated 80’s style ‘Beast’ with the photographic background immediately draws you in and makes me chuckle.
The scale of this work is so impressive and full of immense energy. I love the contrast in colour between the bright explosion or bonfire in the centre ground with the black forest or raging sea behind and the dynamism of the mark making throughout.
I love this work both technically and visually. The technical ability to portray rigid cracked desert, soft ethereal cloud, melting tacky wax is extraordinary. It has such a sense of romanticism and I love the symbolic quality within the work.
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Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair was founded by Gallerists, Lizzie Glendinning and Jack Bullen, while running their contemporary art gallery Brocket London. On a mission to educate collectors and novices alike on printmaking processes and techniques, give emerging artists a platform, and share the joy of collecting original art with the masses, WCPF was established in 2016, and continues to be a pioneer in the world of contemporary print. It has become the largest dedicated contemporary original print fair, showcasing the best in contemporary printmaking from independent artists, well known names and specialist galleries from across the globe.
Jack Bullen is a practising artist and studied Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School, where he went onto work for many years. Lizzie Glendinning is a Curator and Art Dealer with a background in Art History and Fashion Curation, with specialisms in Chinese art history after managing a private Asian Art gallery in Mayfair for a number of years; and curating art for interiors
