Art Malarkey was generated by a question asked of my wife by Paul Duke; ‘Jane what do you think about all this art malarkey’. I thought it a great phrase that summed up the popular view of abstract art. This print combines elements of the works of some of my favorite artists with an alphabet of their surnames. Each square image contains sections from two famous pictures by abstract artists such as Albers, Bacon, Chagall etc, while the text comprises two alphabets, one from A to Z and the other from Z to A. The underlying colour of the text is moderated by a large coloured alphabet. Hopefully the effect of the piece is to de-mystify the rarefied air of the upper echelons of the art world and have a bit of fun playing around with the modern masters.

Art Malarkey is a signed limited edition comprising 5 digital prints on canvas each finished with a silk-screen printed satin protection varnish, and an Ultra Violet glaze on the square images.