Work Ernst Nicol b.1953
Ernst Nicol b.1953
Art 18/21 were proud to present ‘Conundrum’, a solo show of recent works by Norwich based Printmaker Ernst Nicol, long time exhibiter of the Norwich Print Fair and much respected and admired Print technician at NUCA
Conundrum: (September- October 09) The show presented a wide selection of Nicol’s intensely atmospheric Etchings and Engravings, meticulously etched and printed by Nicol himself. Nicol’s background in etching and engraving goes back 30 years, tutored by the likes of Norman Ackroyd, Leonard Marchant and Keith Howard. As a result Nicol’s current work is undoubtedly executed with masterful skill, knowledge and expertise in the mediums of intaglio printmaking.
Nicol’s imagery attempts to ‘freeze’ a fraction of time in which light reveals a detailed glimpse of the whole, which offers the audience an entrance to fantastical portals of uninhabited environments. We are confronted with mind warping labyrinths riddled in timeless decay, sublime, isolated architectural spaces caught by transient shafts of light, and a glimpse of the solitary creatures that dwell in these long forgotten environments.
Conundrum promises to be a mesmeric exhibition, filled with mysterious worlds, pictorial puzzles and an insight into the alchemical processes and results of traditional and modern intaglio printmaking.
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