In Gossamer Dawn, a crude structure, haphazardly nailed together, is inhabited by spider webs. Where our construction is laboured and imperfect, the webs are effortless and precise. The piece sets the human compulsion to build against the quiet beauty of simplicity.
Original, one of one
Signed
Acrylic, glitter, screen print and spray paint on canvas, 30 × 40 cm
Additional found objects on artist's frame, 31 × 41 cm overall
Liam Richardson (b. Edinburgh, 1985) lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. His practice explores assemblage, automatism, and a variety of processes, such as printmaking, sculpture, and collage. In 2024, he opened Squeeze Print Studio, an open-access screen-printing studio located in Govan.
"My work looks at the gap between the natural world and our efforts to recreate it, efforts that often result in clumsy approximations."
In Gossamer Dawn, a crude structure, haphazardly nailed together, is inhabited by spider webs. Where our construction is laboured and imperfect, the webs are effortless and precise. The piece sets the human compulsion to build against the quiet beauty of simplicity.
Original, one of one
Signed
Acrylic, glitter, screen print and spray paint on canvas, 30 × 40 cm
Additional found objects on artist's frame, 31 × 41 cm overall
Liam Richardson (b. Edinburgh, 1985) lives and works in Glasgow, Scotland. His practice explores assemblage, automatism, and a variety of processes, such as printmaking, sculpture, and collage. In 2024, he opened Squeeze Print Studio, an open-access screen-printing studio located in Govan.
"My work looks at the gap between the natural world and our efforts to recreate it, efforts that often result in clumsy approximations."