Title: "Gafa"
Size: 100cm x 69cm
Medium: Screenprint
Raymond Henshaw
Artist Status: Purchase
About This Work
'Gafa' is taken from the series entitled, 'Primary Colours',
which began based upon tests for colour blindness. It comes late in the
series and the word is Irish for 'something held'; its companion piece
is called 'Land', which has maps of the border areas. The word 'Gafa'
is written in bold grey dots across the middle of the piece but is difficult
to find at first.
Artist Background
Raymond is a painter, photographer and printmaker, currently working
with Belfast Print Workshop, where he has been a member of the board
for the past five years. He studied in England, graduating with both
an MA and BA in Painting, and since then has received numerous awards
from a variety of institutions including, The Arts Council of Northern
Ireland, British Council, and the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
His commissioned work is held by, most recently, the Royal Hospitals
in Belfast, South East Belfast Trust and Belfast City Council and he
has exhibited work throughout Europe, Africa and USA including Queens
University, Belfast; Ithaca Gallery, New York State; the Bag Factory
Johannesburg; the University of Cape Town and Free State University
Bloemfontein, South Africa; and the Cite Des Arte, Paris
- Other Works by this Artist
- Shadow Land
- African Vernacular
- "Stum"