"Red Afternoon"


This print is purely silkscreen and an edition of 50. It is signed and numbered by the artist.
Image size: 74 cm wide x 90 cm long. Paper size: 88 cm x 106 cm. Each print has 7 and 9 cm borders with deckle edges.

Henrik Simonsen is originally from Denmark, but currently lives and works in the UK.
His work has caught the eye of the international art world and has been shown widely in the UK, on the Continent, the U.S.A as well as in his native Scandinavia
He has shown with artists such as Bridget Riley, Victor Pasmore, Stephen Conroy and Frank Auerbach.
He was born in 1974 and gained his BA(Hons) in 1998 from Exeter College of Art and Design.

Artist Statement: "The predominant element in my work is drawing. My attraction to drawing stems from the directness of the mark making process and the simple way in which lines on a surface create shape and form. My Scandinavian background has a significant influence on the work I create and is evident in the economy of colour, line and use of space and light. The Scandinavian influence is also felt in the dominance of nature as a subject matter. For recent work I have been studying botanical books from the 15th to the 20th Century. I find myself more drawn towards common field plants and flowers which have an unspoiled quality than to the cultivated flowers that are often depicted in traditional flower paintings."