Ross Woodrow: Order from Ruins
- PARKER Contemporary 38 Hope Street South Brisbane, QLD, 4101 Australia (map)
Featuring classical fragments of columns and capitals pulled from large copper-plate etchings, Woodrow references the agency and impact of these long-established and architectural orders not to advocate for a return to rules or codes, but to their scale, coloration, and muscular surface as a material metaphor and comparison to the human body. These columns and capitals, with their intricate, fluid and evolving character, manifest a millennia-old impulse to shape stone, marble, and now etched copper, into an anthropomorphic microcosmos, transcending any logical rules or ways of thinking. Experience this compelling dialogue between architecture and the human body up close, and discover how Woodrow’s practice invites you to rethink the boundaries of material, form, and meaning.
Etchings and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Printed in purple and cerulean | Plate: Variable dimensions c. 73x 88cm
Image: 78.5 x 98.5 behind shinkolite | Frame: 82.5 x 102cm in brushed gold moulding each
Unique State (3)
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Printed in ultramarine blue | Plate: Variable dimensions c. 88x 68cm
Image: 104 x 72cm behind shinkolite | Frame: 108 x 80cm in brushed gold moulding
1/3 (Framed)
Edition of 3 + AP
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Printed in green and yellow | Plate: Variable dimensions c. 45cm x 55cm
Image: 51 x 62cm behind shinkolite | Frame: 56cm x 67.5cm in brushed gold moulding
Trail Proof T/P (Framed)
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Plate: Variable dimensions c.103.5 x 56cm
Image: Box mounted to 119 x 64.5cm behind shinkolite
Frame: 123 x 68.5cm in brushed-gold square moulding
(1/3 framed)
Edition of 3 + AP Printed in ultramarine and cerulean blue
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Plate: Variable dimensions c.103.5 x 56cm
Image: Box mounted to 119 x 64.5cm behind shinkolite
Frame: 123 x 68.5cm in brushed-gold square moulding
(1/3 framed)
Edition of 3 + AP Printed in warm + ruby red and deep yellow
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plate on Hahnemühle 300gsm
Plate: Variable dimensions c.103.5 x 56cm
Image: Box mounted to 119 x 64.5cm behind shinkolite
Frame: 123 x 68.5cm in brushed-gold square moulding
(1/3 framed)
Edition of 3 + AP Printed in green and yellow
Etching and aquatint from shaped copper plates on Hahnemüle 300gsm behind shinkolite and framed in brushed gold moulding. Various dimensions. Individual prices start from $275.
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