|
Anne Desmet
Anne Julie Desmet RA (born 14 June 1964) is a British artist who specialises in wood engravings, linocuts and mixed media collages. She has had three major museum retrospectives, received over 30 international awards, and her work is in museum collections[1] and publications worldwide. Life and educationAnne Desmet was born in Liverpool. Her mother was the eminent English paediatric and neonatal surgeon Irene Marion Desmet FRCS (née Irving; 25 March 1928 – 5 March 2020).[2] Her father was Flemish-Belgian hotelier Louis Henry Marie Joseph Desmet (8 November 1904, Belgium – 14 Jul 1973, England), formerly an oyster farmer in Belgium.[2] Desmet was born with congenital hip dysplasia, resulting in an approximate total of five years hospitalisation during childhood, recovering from orthopaedic surgeries.[3] Desmet studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, University of Oxford and the Central School of Art and Design.[4] She obtained a master's degree and subsequently, a postgraduate diploma in printmaking.[5] She was awarded a scholarship at the British School at Rome in 1989,[6] is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers[7] and a member of the Society of Wood Engravers.[8] CareerDesmet became a lecturer at the Royal Academy Schools, Ruskin School, Middlesex University and Leeds Polytechnic.[9] Desmet is also a former external examiner in fine art. Desmet is curator of Scene through Wood - a Century of Wood Engraving, Ashmolean Museum and touring 2020.[10] Desmet was elected as a Royal Academician on 26 May 2011.[4] She is an Honorary Member of the Printmakers Council.[11] PublicationsDesmet was editor of Printmaking Today (1998-2013) – the quarterly journal of international graphic art.[citation needed] Desmet is author of Anne Desmet: A Greek Journey (2019) published by RA Publishing Co. Ltd and Anne Desmet: An Italian Journey (2016) also published by RA Publishing Co. Ltd. Desmet is co-author of Handmade Prints (2000), author of Primary Prints (2010) and co-editor of Printmakers – the Directory (2006) all published by A&C Black. Other publications include: Anne Desmet RA: Towards the Light (Long and Ryle Gallery, 2015), Anne Desmet RA: Time Sequences (Long and Ryle Gallery, 2015), Anne Desmet: Olympic Metamorphoses (The Hart Gallery, 2011), Anne Desmet: Urban Evolution (Whitworth Art Gallery, 2008), Anne Desmet: Towers and Transformations – catalogue raisonné (Ashmolean Museum, 1998); Private Views: Artists working today (Serpent’s Tail, 2004); Wood Engraving and the Woodcut in Britain c.1890-1990 (Barrie & Jenkins, 1994); The Times, RA Magazine, Art Review, Art Monthly, Burlington, The Guardian and The New York Times.[12] Solo exhibitions
Awards and prizes
WorkDesmet uses collage and print to depict the built environment. She is engaged with the evolution of the urban landscape and its testimony to the aspirations and experiences of humanity. Her abiding subjects are Italy, London and the Babel Tower. She uses the traditional printmaking techniques of wood engraving and lino-cutting but draws on a variety of materials to create distinctive layered collages. Her work ranges from small scale, detailed examinations to sweeping, often fantastical, panoramas viewed from a bird’s eye perspective.[10] References
External links |
Portal di Ensiklopedia Dunia
