Exhibited at the Gaffa Gallery in Sydney in February 2016, the ‘Heart’ series of prints were inspired by treatment for a heart issue which led me to think about the many connotations of ‘heart’. From cardiology to love via courage and strength, the heart is both an organ that is essential to our lives and a symbol of our emotional bonds.
The exhibition showed the following works:
1 Heart words, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 20 x 29 cm
2 Braveheart, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 20 x 29 cm
3 My heart bursts, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 20 x 29 cm
4 Dear heart, 2015, etching On on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 20 x 29 cm
5 Heart rush, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 29 x 20 cm
6 Heart thrilling, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 39 x 57 cm
7 Heart fretting, 2015, woodcut on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 AP, 40 x 57 cm
8 Heart ease, 2015, woodcut on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 10 + 2 AP, 15 x 20 cm
9 Murmurs of the heart, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 8, 91 x 16 cm
10 Je suis Charlie, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 20 + 3 AP, 29 x 20 cm
11 Murmurs of the heart 2, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 2 + 1 AP, 81 x 61
12 Heart tickle, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 2 AP, 29 x 40 cm
13 Heart fashioned, 2015, woodblock on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 1 AP, 29 x 40 cm
14 Heart match, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 8 + 3 AP, 31 x 41 cm
15 Sweet heart, 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 31 x 41 cm
16 Heart tug, 2015, embossed paper, Edition of 3 AP, 40 x 58 cm
17 Heartzine, 2015, aquatint on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 1 AP, 41 x 61 cm
18 The heart still beats, 2015, linocut on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 57 x 39 cm
19 Heart chakra, 2015, linocut on paper, Edition of 3 AP, 40 x 58 cm
20 Do my heart good. 2015, etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 3 + 4 AP, 40 x 61 cm
21 Put my heart in it, 2015, woodcut on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 2 AP, 20 x 29 cm
22 Concertinazine, 2015, etched zine on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 8, folded, 91 x 16 cm
23 Blue heart, 2015, aquatint zine, Edition of 12, 7 x 15 cm
24 Heart bound, 2015, artist book of etchings on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 10, 22 x 32 cm
25 Heart in a sleeve, 2015, wrapped etching on Hahnemuhle paper, Edition of 10, 8 x 20 cm
Alex Byrne Printmaker 