This Beautiful Light (Collagraph)

Collagraph Print on Fabriano Rosaspina 280gsm paper.

This artwork is part of The Urban Collection.

This collagraph plays with the concept of deconstruction of the subject matter and of the parallel of the deconstruction of the printing method. The urban building slowly deconstructs and decays over time but it has been preserved in the moment by the use of a repurposed and recycled cardboard collagraph plate. A cardboard box destined for recycling is repurposed as an intaglio plate using the natural textures of the cardboard box to scribe and print an intaglio print. The fragile nature of the cardboard material results in very limited editions or unique state prints as the plate slowly disintegrates with each print. The unusually shaped prints are formed by the original unfolded packing box design. Beauty is found in using materials that are to be discarded to create an artwork that celebrates the beauty still found in buildings which have fallen into ruin themselves as they age.

Hand colouring of intaglio works harmoniously with the printed detail to bring specific elements to the viewer’s eye.
Each print has been worked over individually in the brushwork and fine detail, they contain minute differences and each print is unique.

Paper: 25cm x 19cm (10 x 7.5 inches)
Plate: 20cm x 14cm (8 x 5.5 inches)
Edition: Ink, lower left corner, 1 of 1 U.S.
Signed: Ink, lower right corner

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Naomi Antenucci is an award-winning Western Australian printmaker, photographer and bookbinder. Antenucci graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, majoring in printmaking, and a Graduate Certificate in Urban Design.

During her career she has won numerous awards, including the $8,000 Cossack Works on Paper Award and the $20,000 Black Swan Heritage Prize. She has thrice been selected as a finalist in both the Black Swan Heritage Prize and the Fremantle Print Award. She was the sole representative for Oceania as a finalist in the 9th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Republic of China. Her diverse printmaking skills have awarded her prizes for both two dimensional and three-dimensional printmaking art techniques.

As well as being an accomplished printmaker Antenucci has explored other art mediums. She was the winner of the GST Category, GSTA Urban Landscape Awards for photography. She is a published children’s author and illustrator, and was a Western Australian Industry and Export Award finalist. She has had representation in both national and international exhibitions with numerous other awards and commendations.