Sybil Andrews Linocuts
Subtitle: A Complete Catalogue
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers, Limited
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781848221802
Subjects: Art, canadian; Art, catalogs
Description: Under the inspirational teaching of Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews (1898-1992) found her artistic voice in the form of the linocut - a medium demanding directness and dynamism. Tracing her artistic journey through rural Suffolk, inter-war London and finally provincial Canada, this publication provides a comprehensive overview of the life and work of a key figure in British art history. 0Andrews' ambition 'to eliminate non-essentials to learn that great lesson of balance' translated into pared-down images which used colour to express, rather than depict, detail. The prevalent themes in her work - sport, urban life, manual work and religion - chime with Flight's aim to create 'an art of the people... an art expressed in terms of unity, simplicity and of harmony and reflect Andrews' own interest in shared experiences. The resulting imagery - vital and eye-catching - is now beginning to receive the critical appreciation it deserves. 0This publication features a complete catalogue of Andrews' linocuts, alongside a substantial essay contextualising Andrews oeuvre and analysing the linocuts in detail.