View in a Space
Power Shoes 2018
by Ross T Penwill BA(hons):printmaking
Silkscreen on 300gsm Somerset Velvet White (edition of 12 — Mounted on painted plywood and framed by the Artist)
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h 41 x w 31.5 x d 3 cm h 16.1 x w 12.4 x d 1.2 in |
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Description
The artist photographed Cindy at work in her cobbler's shop, drawn to the shapes, colours, and objects that filled the space. Power Shoes brings these elements together in a dynamic hand‑pulled silkscreen, arranging the visual vocabulary of a workshop—tools, key blanks, signage—into a single, graphic image.
Gesture and form drive the composition: Cindy's hands and the curling lead create a line of movement, while the nail gun, rows of keys, and other implements are treated as bold shapes in dialogue. Layered colour and Letratone patterning emphasise contrast and texture, with orange‑yellows and deeper tones setting the atmosphere without literal depiction.
The POWER lettering from the shopfront acts as a graphic anchor, balancing the composition and pointing to the everyday strength of routine work. Rather than praise, the print presents—the visual interest of a cobbler's world, where ordinary tools become striking forms through colour, scale, and repetition.
This piece records what the artist found compelling: colour, pattern, and the quiet choreography of a working space.