Dan Hillier  - British Artist - Steampunk 

Museum quality digital print. Printed on heavyweight textured Aquarelle Rag 310gsm 100% cotton archival paper. These are signed and numbered print from a limited edition of 100.

Mounted on a white Larson Juhl mat

Dated: 2011

Image size 40cm x 30cm -Paper size 42cm x 32cm approx.

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NOTE: Some yellowing on the paper due to light exposure in storage over time

About the artist

Dan lived and worked in London, making art for himself and exhibitions and galleries, and had collaborated on projects with others such as Shakespeare’sGlobe Theatre in London, The Folio Society publishers, rock bands Architects and Royal Blood, and created the opening titles to BBC1's major 6-part drama'Requiem'. Dan ran his own gallery in Walthamstow, London, and had held solo and group shows in Saatchi Gallery in London, The Louvre in Paris, GlastonburyFestival and the Museum of Turin, Italy. In 2015 Dan was invited to representGreat Britain at the Giant Creator Show in Beijing, China. Dan passed away in early 2024 at the age of 51.

ArtistStatement:

My work is made by collaging, layering, and manipulating elements of 1800s wood and steel engravings, using digital media and my own drawing, to create workthat reflects my love of the source material I work from, the natural world,various ancient mystery traditions, and the ever-unfolding and often mystical experience of being alive in a world that is apparently material, immaterial, and prone to all manner of interesting archetypal expressions and wonderments.

Collage and the manipulation of pre-existing imagery is a method of working that I find compelling, satisfying and often surprising. The process of moving from found imagery, through various permutations of trial and error and association between the chosen elements, allows a freedom of play and exploration that feels endless, despite its seeming inbuilt limitation.

The final image I make is produced as a screen print, which I’ll often apply goldleaf to, and then draw forms and patterns into this. I tend to let the making process find its own way to resolution whilst maintaining a reasonable control over the core subject of the picture, as the combined elements and direction of the piece make way for something previously unknown or unexpected to come through.