Sarah Morris

Industry (Spiderweb)

€3,500

Edition of 50115.7 (H) × 85.7 (W) cm

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Structures of all kinds collide in a silkscreen print by Sarah Morris.

With graphic canvases, Sarah Morris investigates the shapes, grids and systems that surround us. Industry translates a painting from her Spiderweb series, begun in 2021 under lockdown, into a print for the first time. The series draws parallels between the silken threads of a spider’s home and the precarity of a modern metropolis – both structures in which distant elements find themselves delicately interconnected.

11 silkscreen layers form a composition of hard-edged solids. Shards and circles in punchy hues are layered over one another on a jet black base, blurring the parameters of negative space and evading a single or fixed definition. Gloss varnish recreates the lustrous finish of the domestic emulsion which Morris uses to paint – itself an echo of the industrial themes which percolate in her practice. The edition’s title references this, and nods to the art world’s own machinations, in which Morris finds herself enmeshed.

Framing

Prints can be ordered float-mounted in a bespoke wooden frame, painted matte black with visible grain and fitted with UV plexiglass for protection.

Medium

11-colour silkscreen print with gloss varnish on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Radiant White paper.

Certificate of Authenticity

Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.

Finishing

Individually signed and numbered by the artist.

Release date

May 05, 2023

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Behind the scenes

Sarah Morris1 collaborationPeople and places are at the core of Sarah Morris’ work. She takes urban landscapes – Rio, L.A., Beijing and Abu Dhabi – and channels the sensory information she feels into shapes and grids. Using household gloss paint on canvas, she fills geometric planes with flat colour. This creates new layers of information – each hue with its own associations. Morris is also known for her work as a non-narrative filmmaker, blending ink drawings and gouache paint to create posters for her works. She describes her films as collaborative and improvisational – a respite from the maths of making paintings. Pop art, minimalism and conceptualism have all played a part in her work. It’s also influenced by sociology and topology, as she explores how our locations impact our emotions.

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