I visited the Guildhall Gallery last week for this extrordinary exhibition …
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With over 150 pieces, this is a major retrospective which features series of works from as far back as 1990 right up to the present day, including 41 London-themed kaleidoscopic prints created exclusively for this new exhibition.
So this blog can only give you a brief taste of what’s in store if you visit – and I have kept it a manageble size by just including my favourites! You can read a very comprehensive review of the exhibition (including a video of the artist at work) on the Books & Boots website. I strongly recommend you read it before visiting the gallery.
I started by looking at the tools Anne uses in her wood engraving work – fascinating …
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In addition to the woodcarving and linocuts she also creates mixed media collages.
I’m delighted to say that St Paul’s Cathedral features strongly.
Wartime searchlights pierce the sky …
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This is followed by five sequential wood engravings reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 2015 …
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I really like this series of four entitled Sky Window …
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Deserted Pool …
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Living History …
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Between Order and Chaos …
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Out of this World …
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British Museum Diagonals …
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Under construction – Bishopsgate London in the 1990s …
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Royal Academy – RA Metamorphosis …
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Royal Academy – RA Revolution …
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On my way out I paused for a good look at Grayson Perry’s 2016 woodcut Animal Spirit …
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Inspired by London’s financial sector, you can read more about it here.
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