Tom Parker

Print (MA)

detail of installation 'The atomic divide swords and ploughshares' at RCA public exhibition June 2024. Screenprint, letterpress, handmade books, bookshelf. Total installation size 3000 x 1600 x 610 mm

'Three little piglets in a field" shown at Safehouse 1 Peckham August 2024. 10 monoprints on washi paper 550 x 450 mm each

'Handbook - A journey to nowhere and guidance on how to get there' exhibition view at Southwark Park Galleries February 2024. Hardback book made using screen print and letterpress. 980 x 540 mm

'Embrasse moi Tendrement' exhibition detail at the Handbag Factory May 2024. Monoprint on washi paper 1 x 10 m. Shown alongside a stack of handprinted pétanque scorecards and three metal boules

About

A rabbit, a horse, a jet fighter and a man on a bicycle

I like etching, cycling, rock climbing and walking. Cycling is an act of rebellion in the world of the car. I think printmaking is similarly rebellious.

I was born in Hertfordshire and grew up in Cumbria and have spent a lot of the last decade living in Jersey, Channel Islands. I make work using etching, screenprint, letterpress and bookmaking. In 2018 I co-founded a printmaking space in Jersey called Luddite Press. It was established as a shared resource with open access to members allowing printmakers and artists to make their own work as well as being an educational facility to promote traditional printmaking techniques and to encourage the pursuit of printmaking and ensure its relevance in a contemporary practice. Luddite Press is an ongoing collaborative community art project. Devising and leading participatory workshops has become part of my practice and something I’ve tried to involve in recent artworks.

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