About Arc Link Art

Arc Link Art was created to share the joy of art with others who appreciate the artfulness of printmaking.  Printmaking in limited editions allows us to offer prints that are individually reviewed and numbered, are hand crafted and are inherently special.  We have a traditional printmaking craft approach using contemporary technology to produce fine art prints on the highest quality cotton rag material using pigment inks.

Starting with a high quality image taken on his iPhone, master printmaker John Gregory transforms these initial images into abstract expressionist pieces of art.  Described as “deceptively decorative”, each print intrigues the viewer through the juxtaposition of familiar reality with abstract notions of line and movement that encourage a more considered appreciation.  The prints are on standard A4 size paper and can be enjoyedj both in close up and from across a room

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John first started making prints in the late 1960s.  He was fascinated with the posters being pasted around the university campus.  Discovering just how these posters were produced introduced him to silk screen printing.  He purchased his first silk screen and inks and set them up in his bedroom and started experimenting.

In a process of trial and error John was  curious to see if he could create thin lines of color like a pen.  He improvised tools from glass syringes to create a type of pen filled with blockout lacquer that he used to produce intensive line work like that in the poster “Ophelia”

John went on to explore traditional methods such as dry point, acid etching, lino cut and stone lithography.  With the advent of drawing apps and the introduction of the iPad and Apple Pencil he realised a long standing ambition to merge reality and abstraction more effectively, this time using digital tools 

 

The idea of contemplation weaves effortlessly through the body of work produced by this master printmaker over the last fifty years.  Whilst his trademark line work provides a useful reference point there is also a surprising incorporation of new thoughts and techniques that continue to evolve