Lucie Bennnett | Terracotta
Lucie Bennett
Terracotta, 2022
Silkscreen print
91 x 71 cm
35 7/8 x 28 in
35 7/8 x 28 in
Edition of 50
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'I wanted to make an image with a sumptuous colour that wasn't too much of a typical pink. I've been working with clay a lot recently and really love the...
"I wanted to make an image with a sumptuous colour that
wasn't too much of a typical pink. I've been working with clay a lot recently
and really love the bisque colour from the first firing in the kiln. This
got me thinking about clay colour and terracotta. I imagined a
figure seated in a warm room in a city like Siena, where this earth pigment was
produced during the Renaissance." - Lucie Bennett, 2022
wasn't too much of a typical pink. I've been working with clay a lot recently
and really love the bisque colour from the first firing in the kiln. This
got me thinking about clay colour and terracotta. I imagined a
figure seated in a warm room in a city like Siena, where this earth pigment was
produced during the Renaissance." - Lucie Bennett, 2022