Sea Rooms
New series, work in progress. Acrylic and linocut print on canvas.
In the sun, everything looks friendly.
Dark water is frightening. When I dive into the depths of the sea or into a dark lake, I think of sea monsters and unknown creatures. Sea Rooms is my new series, in which I carve these strange and silent creatures of the deep into linoleum blocks and print them as patterned surfaces on acrylic-painted canvas. On this page you can see what is on my desk right now.
How the works are created
Each design starts with a sketch. I hand-carve it into a linoleum slab and press the slab over and over again onto a blue-painted canvas until the surface becomes like underwater wallpaper. Hand-printed, each painting is a little different.
Follow the progress of the work on Instagram: @johannanordbladart
1 · CARVING
2 · INKING
3 · PRINTING
From block to print
Each block prints its own pattern. Hover over a block to see the print it makes.
SEA ROOMS · WORK IN PROGRESS
First works
PUFFERFISH · SEAHORSES · SEAWEED · FISH · FLOUNDERS
Acrylic and linocut print on canvas
JOHANNA NORDBLAD
The works will be available when the series is completed.
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