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Crossing the Street in the Rain IV ©1996 Bill Jacklin |
Shea Stadium II Color monotype 2003 Image: 11.75 x 17.75 inches Sheet: 22.25 x 25.75 inches Published by Marlborough Graphics ©2003 Bill Jacklin |
Born in 1943 and raised in London, Jacklin attended the Royal College of Art. In 1989 he was inducted into the prestigious Royal Academy of Art, and in 1991 was elected Royal Academician. At first Jacklin worked with abstraction, and as his interest changed toward studies of light and movement, he began to work with figuration. The abstract tendencies of Jacklin are present in his figurative works, as his crowded city landscapes often appear as patterns of light and dark making them both remote and familiar.
Jacklin does not make prints regularly, but every couple of years has focused intervals of printmaking concentrating on monotypes. When he returns to etching he does not simply readjust to the medium, but each time searches for something new from the process. Jacklin began by working on monotypes; he does not start with a composition, but in his words he "has a black plate and floods the light in." The difference in his recent monotypes is the addition of an aquatint to his monoprint plate - giving an added depth to his powerful monochromatic images. Creating these led to new etchings and an exceptional series of colored monotypes.
Jacklin's work is in collections worldwide, including the Arts Council
of Great Britain, London, England; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia; British Museum, London, England; Irish Art Council, Dublin
Isle of Man Arts Council, Ireland; Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum,
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey; The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, New York, New York; Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York;
Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Tate Britain,
London, England; Thyssen-Bornemisza Foundation, Castagnola, Switzerland;
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England; and the Yale Center for British
Art, New Haven, Connecticut.
For further information, please see the artists website: www.bjacklin.com
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| Donward Dog 2003 Color monotype Image: 5 x 4 inches Sheet: 13.5 x 11.75 inches Published by Marlborough Graphics ©2003 Bill Jacklin |
Road to Sky II 2001 Color monotype Image: 16 x 19.5 inches Sheet: 23.5 x 27 inches Published by Marlborough Graphics ©2001 Bill Jacklin |
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Early one Morning NYC VII 2001 Color Monotype Image: 27.5 x 22 inches Sheet: 35 x 29.75 inches Published by Marlborough Graphics ©2001 Bill Jacklin |