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Vanessa Oo
Vanessa creates small 'families' of screen prints by placing together abstract drawn elements in different combinations. The compositions are instinctive: she is interested in the tensions and relationships created by the interactions. They capture the unique energy of each moment. The original designs are done by hand so it is a very ‘undigital’ process. Latterly she is exploring using the work to explore her identity, particularly as a non-white Northerner. What does a viewer’s interpretation of the abstract piece say about them and the artist Vanessa has established a regular practice in screen printing since 2018, currently based at Leeds Print Workshop. She is a member of York Printmakers and has exhibited and sold work in London, Yorkshire and the North East.
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Vanessa Oo
Vanessa creates small 'families' of screen prints by placing together abstract drawn elements in different combinations. The compositions are instinctive: she is interested in the tensions and relationships created by the interactions. They capture the unique energy of each moment. The original designs are done by hand so it is a very ‘undigital’ process. Latterly she is exploring using the work to explore her identity, particularly as a non-white Northerner. What does a viewer’s interpretation of the abstract piece say about them and the artist Vanessa has established a regular practice in screen printing since 2018, currently based at Leeds Print Workshop. She is a member of York Printmakers and has exhibited and sold work in London, Yorkshire and the North East.
'Alright'
Screenprint and letterpress on paper
91cm x 95cm
Four prints capture the unseen energy, magic and tension in a given moment. A cross forms in the middle: the flag of England and a medical emblem.
- "Alright" is a casual English greeting. You pass a stranger; there is an instant judgement. Time shifts;
you see something different. You never see the whole. - “Alright" might be an unexpected voice next to marks like these. As a British-born person of Chinese/ Burmese origin, there is sometimes a disconnect between how I perceive myself and how I am seen from the outside.
- "Alright" means satisfactory. We say we are alright when we are not. A bland label hides the complexity beneath.
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