Artworks

Justin Diggle RE (elected ARE 2019, RE 2021)

Multi-Angled Observation

etching & aquatint, edition of 25

paper size 42 x 30cm

image size 32 x 22cm

£160 unframed

Justin Diggle’s area focus is centered around surveillance and the sharing, willingly or not, of information. Lately his imagery has taken the form of imaginary drones, and these might be created as aerial, land based or aquatic machines. Each is related to an area of surveillance, such as facial recognition, gait technology or web tracking etc. and birds, or sometimes dinosaur imagery, is often used as a metaphor for those watching.

Multi-Angled Observation is made from a variety of etching techniques. After an initial design was created a texture of bird feathers was impressed into a surface layer of soft acrylic ink and then etched into a plate. Further line work was then added and etched to create both fine and deep areas of texture. The background utilises an aquatint and painted tusche technique that was etched lightly in to the plate.

Justin Diggle is based in Salt Lake City and teaches Printmaking at the University of Utah (USA). He received his B.A.(Hons) Degree in Fine Art from Bristol Polytechnic, UK, in 1989 and his M.F.A. Degree from Southern Illinois University, USA in 1997.
Exhibitions include: 5th Yerevan International Print Biennial. Juried. Yerevan, Armenia, The Contemporary Print. Austin TX, USA (2024).6th International Biennial of Cacak, Serbia (2024) and the International Original Print Exhibition, Bankside Gallery. London, UK.