Graham Marchant – The Walled Garden, Amalfi Coast

Artist Statement

Printmaking is a significant part of my output complimenting my activities with oil painting, watercolour, and drawing.

The Walled Garden, Amalfi Coast is an image from the garden Villa Cibrone in Ravello, Italy. The Walled Garden is one of series of Lino cuts based on gardens that resemble exterior rooms. The structured canopy features similar aspects to those in shown in illuminated manuscripts of medieval gardens that depict an enclosed space acting as an exterior room in the same way that courtyards operate now. The adapted trellis functions as a grid that organises the space and acts as a perspectival device to lead the viewer into the picture. I wanted to recreate the contrast of light and dark into a magical scenario that captured the shimmer and sparkle of dazzling sunlight.