‘Magic of Food’ Exhibition
For one of the modules in my second year of university, I created a large scale screenprint of fruits and vegetables for an exhibition at a local food-waste friendly cafe - The Magic Hat Cafe.
To begin creating the large-scale print for the exhibition, I went through a variety of different ideas before settling on creating a linework heavy design of fruit and vegetables - since the exhibition piece had to link to the theme ‘The Magic of Food’, I decided to focus on linking my work to this theme through the non-representational colour palette. Also, as it was a group exhibition, we decided to create our prints using eco-friendly print methods where possible. After developing a range of colour palette ideas digitally, I then went on to screenprint my A2 print using the print studio available at university. I also played around with making my own ink colours, and swirling the colours on the silk screen to create a magical / galaxy effect. I also added some talcum powder to the paper before printing each layer, which created a couple of areas where the ink didn’t print, creating an interesting texture to the final print. Once all of the groups’ work had been printed, we exhibited our work at the Magic Hat Cafe in Newcastle upon Tyne for a limited time.