Where Vanitas paintings sought to remind the viewer of the folly of beauty and earthly pleasures in the face of mortality, these images portray the fleeting nature of intimacy and connection in the age of the instant online hook–up.
A series of screenprints inspired by the '“vanitas” genre of painting. Within the settings of romantic and physical encounters, the personal belongings of the unseen lovers become their proxies, scattered on bedside tables or in hotel rooms in temporary still-life tableaux.
“Vanitas – Oliver”
Screenprint on paper
Edition of 14
70 x 50 cm
"Vanitas – Marcus & Connor (Kennington)"
Giclée print on paper
Edition of 50
70 x 50 cm
"Vanitas – Rush (after Sargent)"
Giclée print on paper
Edition of 50
70 x 50 cm
A later series of gas mask images draw a connection from fetish apparel to the skull motifs used in Memento Mori paintings.
"Vanitas – Gregor, 3 a.m."
Screenprint on paper
Edition of 3
41 x 52 cm
"Vanitas – Gregor, 4 a.m. (i)"
Screenprint on paper
Edition of 2
70 x 50 cm
"Vanitas – Gregor, 4 a.m. (ii)"
Screenprint on paper
Edition of 4
70 x 50 cm
"Vanitas – Gregor, 4 a.m. (iii)"
Screenprint on paper
Edition of 4
70 x 50 cm
All prints are available to buy in my shop.
Oliver and Gregor were selected for inclusion in the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 2018 & 2019. Rush (Never Fake It) and Marcus & Connor (Kennington) were selected for AndWhat? Fest/Queer Arts Now 2018
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