Description
We are delighted to introduce our hand-pulled screen print series of three artworks by Galway artist PETER BRADLEY. Published by Just Art It Creative Studio in January 2025, and hand-printed by artist and printmaker Elena Santos at Just Art It in Galway City.
Technical details:
Every single print has been printed by hand with manual processes at our studio in Galway City.
Artwork number 1 and 3 are four colour hand-pulled screen prints, and artwork number 2 is a five colour hand-pulled screen print| each print is 510 x 730 mm / printed with high quality water based inks/ on 300gsm Munken Pure Paper / paper source nationally. Edition of 40, signed and numbered by the artist.
Artwork is sold unframed, numbered and signed by artist. Please note that colours might slightly vary from the picture to the actual artwork.
Taxes 23% VAT included in the price. Special launch bundle offer limited to 10 bundles! Buy yours now and save €150!
About the artist:
PETER BRADLEY BIOGRAPHY & ARTIST STATEMENT
Identity, gender, sex, and sexuality are prevalent themes in the large scale mixed media figurative work of painter Peter Bradley. Driven by the artifice of social constructionism, Bradley’s investigation is inspired by those individuals who do not feel constrained by outdated ideas of what is acceptable or expected of them. His paintings are an analysis of identity presentation between and beyond the gender binary and a celebration of self-expression. Particular attention is paid to the ever evolving realisation that gender, sex, and sexuality all exist on a spectrum.
More recently Bradley’s work has taken on an exploration of how we as a society perceive and interact with one another. We understand portraiture by relating it to ourselves, much like we relate to everything else around us; be that visually, spatially, or emotionally. By redefining the formula of a portrait he encourages the viewer to examine their perception of identities they may not understand. When the expected formula of elements in a portrait has been interrupted or distorted we are forced to shift our perception of what we are seeing in order to make sense of it. We are compelled to think differently about the subject and our connection with them. It is, however, impossible to fully comprehend the lived experience of someone of another gender, sex, sexuality, race, or body type but It is important to recognise that we don’t need to understand something in order to appreciate it and respect it.
Using layered transparency, light, and reflectivity in his work has allowed Bradley to analyse the reciprocal relationship between the viewer, the work, and the environment. If the movement of the viewer has an effect on their perception of the piece then they become part of the work, unique in that exchange. The perceived effect of their actions on the work is designed to make the viewer think about how our actions affect those around us.
Since graduating from Limerick School of Art and Design in 2014 with a first class honours BA in Painting, Peter Bradley has exhibited work in group shows with the Royal Hibernian Academy, the Royal Ulster Academy, the Hermione Annual Exhibition, and was shortlisted for the Hennessy Portrait prize in 2016. He was awarded the Tyrone Guthrie Residency Award by Galway City Council in 2017, and the R.C. Lewis Crosby Award for Painting in 2013. Bradley lives and works in Galway City. Read more about the artist’s career here
