Rachel Knight- Blog 3, artist #2

Through more searching I came upon Colin Moore, an artist with a wide range of medias. From a small town in Scotland, he currently lives in London England, working primarily with painting and printmaking. Moore’s prints are unlike any I have ever seen and I do not find them very traditional. Due to this I became interested in his collection, viewing many different prints. Appearing almost cartoon like, Moore uses color extraordinarily. The color helps the prints flow and makes me take in the print entirely. The two prints I choose to analyze are quite similar, but interesting in their own ways.

The first print, Suffolk 1, is an edition of 100 linocut print. Looking somewhat cartoon like and unrealistic with the shapes of the flowers and clouds, this print is unlike any I have ever seen. With the different lines and colors the piece flows very well. I also believe the placement of the church is well done, suiting the piece compositionally. The eerie feeling I get from this light hearted piece makes me focus on it and wonder what it is trying to convey. The second piece I am analyzing is Brighton Pier which is a 5 color linocut with an edition of 75.

Far from eerie, I find this piece to be very fun. The colors are bright and the placement of them along with various lines and shapes, help the piece flow extremely well. It also sparks up vacation memories for me, which would make me linger around this piece for some time. With similar looks, Moore’s prints would work cohesively in an exhibit, making me very interested in viewing them in real life.
Moore’s work is very interesting and done carefully, resulting in amazing prints. The edge of cartoonist in the prints draws me in. Also, Moore is an older gentleman but his work still appears very modern and young. His work is something I would keep my eye on and follow out of interest! http://www.colinmoore.uk.com/