Trinity Distribution Ltd: Art & Cards

Back to Black! Alison Black, the new saviour of British Art?

Alison Black was born in Hertfordshire in 1965. Now living in Bristol, she worked in the media initially and started to exhibit painting around 6 years ago. She started out with graffiti style paintings but these have become more abstract as time went on. Her most recent portraits are strong, colourful and vibrant like the characters themselves. The images we have here are of an American influence - markedly the Graffiti style of Basquiat, one of the leading lights of the 80s art movement in NYC. Her images are a love song to the Big Apple and that includes its most famous inhabitants - its towering skyscrapers.

But her wider portfolio includes some of the giants of pop culture such as Vivienne Westwood, Isabella Blow & Johnny Rotten

All images below are available on our Amazon Store

Alison Black also has Limited editions & are available from Bocco

Barnett Newman: Zipp-idy-do-dah

The goodly Mr Newman worked in a surrealist vein before developing his mature style. This is characterised by areas of color separated by thin vertical lines, or "zips" as Newman called them. In the first works featuring zips, the color fields are variegated, but later the colors are pure and flat. Newman himself thought that he reached his fully mature style with the Onement series (from 1948). The zips define the spatial structure of the painting, whilst simultaneously dividing and uniting the composition.

The zip remained a constant feature of Newman's work throughout his life. In some paintings of the 1950s, such as The Wild, which is eight feet tall by one and a half inches wide, the zip is all there is to the work. Newman also made a few sculptures which are essentially three-dimensional zips. [Thank you Wikipedia].

Could it be before he entered the art world, he worked in Clothing Manufacturing...is there a connection? I worked in a bun shop in my youth...Is that why I keep doodling donuts; or am I just hungry...

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Kazimir Malevich: Minimalist King

Like your art kept to a minimum but want it to speak to you? Malevich is your man.

The Russians back in the day thought him a bit of a degenerate [so he was probably ok then]. He really believed in the power of his work. On his deathbed he was exhibited with the black square above him. After, his ashes were sent to Nemchinovka, and buried in a field near his dacha. A white cube decorated with a black square was placed on his tomb. Well it beats your usual slab of concrete I guess.

He inspired everything from books to music. Indeed, a song titled "Sabrina", from German Industrial Band Einstürzende Neubauten album's Silence is Sexy, includes lyrics about Malevich's Black Square. If you aren't familiar with Einstürzende Neubauten, lets say its hardly Lady Gaga material.

 

Black rectangle, bleu triangle, 1915: Malevich Silkscreen
100 x 70cms

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Rectangle and circle, 1915: Malevich Silkscreen

100 x 70cms

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Suprematismus, 1921/1927 ca: Malevich Silkscreen

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Suprematismus, 1927 ca: Malevich Silkscreen

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All our sourced silkscreens are printed on heavy art paper and hand pulled. Inks used in the printing process are of the highest quality ensuring that they are long term light resistant. In addition, the inks are environmentally friendly as they are solvent free and do not contain heavy metals. Print orders are carefully packed and despatched in knock resistant tubes.

Josef Albers: Homage to the Squares

No - Mr Albers wasn't celebrating square dudes and the art of dressing blandly. Begun in 1949 ‘Homage to the Square’ is Albers most famous series, he devoted the next 26 years to producing more than a thousand works that included paintings, drawings, prints and tapestries.  The series provided an in depth exploration of chromatic relationship between several concentric squares of colour by examining the effects that adjacent colours have on one another when processed by the human eye and the optical illusions created by flat planes of colour advancing or receding in space. 

Ok. Enough of that [You can check out Wikipedia for the rest of the blurb]. Below find 4 wonderful Squares by Josef Albers. 

All our sourced silkscreens are printed on heavy art paper and hand pulled. Inks used in the printing process are of the highest quality ensuring that they are long term light resistant. In addition, the inks are environmentally friendly as they are solvent free and do not contain heavy metals. Print orders are carefully packed and despatched in knock resistant tubes.

 
 

  

Homage to the Square: 1954

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Homage to the Square: 1955

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Homage to the Square: 1964

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Homage to the Square: 1970

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Frank Damm: Damm Fine Coffee!

PDA001: Untitled 2003 [1]	PDA002: Untitled 2003 [2]
PDA003: Untitled 2003 [3]	PDA004: Untitled 2003 [4]

[Did anyone get the Twin Peaks reference in the title..no?...just me then....]

Very popular images by a sought after artist, Frank Damm [b.Germany]. Born in 1971 in Vreden, he studied design technology, art & food! His relaxed style reflects the Cafe society that is so essentially European. Currently a teacher of Design in Dortmund, most of the work by the artist combines his paintings with typography. This either means he brings into the picture cuttings or by an image literally leaves on the stamp. He also has a penchant for Jazzzzzzzzzzz, and these paintings are incredibly popular amongst Galleries in Europe, but sadly have not reached our shores as yet

The Plexiglass encasing that these images are presented in give the images a certain depth and richness

All pieces are 50 x 50 cms presented with a High gloss finish. Hard 4 mms thick  plexiglass for stability. All plexiglass pieces are UV Repellant - will not fade in bright light for up to 30 years. Behind is a sturdy wooden baton for hanging.

All individual pieces are £200 [Inc P+P]

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Cedric Chauvelot: Man of Mystery

Yup - you guessed it - I cant find out anything about this prolific artist! I will keep trying though so dont lose faith in me yet! He seems to vere between beautiful painting and intriguing line drawings. However what I do know is he is becoming our next big thing, very popular with Interior designers...so we offer him unto you! We have 9 in total - see the entire collection so far here on AMAZON

 

 

Henri Matisse: Colour Beast? Rwaaaar!

Henri Matisse was born in 1869, the year the Cutty Sark was launched. The year he died, 1954, the first hydrogen bomb exploded at Bikini Atoll. Pity he didnt go for the triple and stick about for the moon landings on his 100th birthday. He would have been really useful at breaking the ice at boring dinner parties would't he?

Back to the serious bits; Matisse’s discovery of his true profession came about in an unusual manner. Following an attack of appendicitis, he began to paint in 1889, when his mother had brought him art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.”

Matisse’s mother was the first to advise her son not to adhere to the “rules” of art, but rather listen to his own emotions. Matisse was so committed to his art that he later extended a warning to  his fiancée, Amélie Parayre, whom he later married: “I love you dearly, mademoiselle; but I shall always love painting more.”

Gosh, He's a keeper isnt he! [They later divorced. Quel Surprise! Read an excellent overview of Matisse at:
http://www.henri-matisse.net/biography.html]

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Mario Schifano: il bello e il maledetto

Mario Schifano (Libya, 20 September 1934 - Rome, 26 January 1998) is an Italian painter and collagist of the Postmodern tradition. He also achieved some renown as a film-maker and rock musician.

He is considered to be one of most significant and pre-eminent artists of Italian postmodernism, alongside contemporaries such as Francesco Clemente, Sandro Chia and Giulio Paolini. His work was exhibited in the famous 1962 "New Realists" show at the Sidney Janis Gallery with all the young Pop art and Nouveau réalisme luminaries, including Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He became part of the core group of artists comprising the "Scuola Romana".

Reputed as a prolific and exuberant artist, he nonetheless struggled with a life-long drug habit that earned him the label maledetto, or "cursed. [Wikipedia]

We are blessed with what he left behind

O Sole Mio, 1964:  Silkscreen
100 x 100 cms
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Le Beuan Benic: Renaissance Man.

The man is a human dynamo. Producing paintings, photograhs of inspiration from whatever captures his eye. With us, we have cherry picked the ones we think will give you a good all round idea on what he has produced over the years.

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic captures his knowledge of botany in paintings and photography where plants are the main source of inspiration. 

He likes to discover the essence of the structure of a plant. The visual art of this spontaneous and epicurean artist creates the same effect as visiting a botanical garden : a minimal and peaceful atmosphere that we embrace thanks to vegetal simplicity.

His artistic work navigates between figuration and abstraction. As Matisse or Ellsworth Kelly drawings, he searches for the simplicity of nature alive. Nicolas is not attracted by botanical perfection but rather by plant accident, a weaker leaf or a shapeless flower.

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Artist Focus: JANE FROST

RANGE: HONEST PEACOCK

Born in Lincoln in 1973. Currently living in the Creative County - Staffordshire.

Attended Lincoln Art College, and the University Of Central Lancashire.

“During my period at Art College, I learnt a crucial lesson that ‘art and design’ is about freedom of expression, don’t be afraid to branch out into the unknown, there are no rules… it’s simply finding an area within this field that you feel most comfortable.

The years of studying finally ceased and with time I had digested crucial experience in design studios. In 2006 a quick forward march into freelance design, I continue to put my heart and soul into all client projects and allocate time for ‘hot ice’ [Jane’s company] development where ‘The Honest Peacock’ and ‘Words of Encouragement’ were created [Coming soon!].

I cannot express how rewarding it is working for yourself, especially in this field – to be given the freedom of expression, to make your own choices, to continue learning and being aware of the forever changing trends that never fail to inspire, but most of all I never stop believing in this gift and always prepared to burn the midnight oil!”

 

Honest Peacock collection