With only passing experience of printmaking, Tony and Jane O'Malley were offered the opportunity to produce original prints with the co-operation of the Graphic Studio Gallery in Dublin.
The technique thought most suitable was carborundum, a process where fine grit is "painted" onto a printing plate - in this case a transparent one so the artists could visualise the final register before printing. The resulting prints have qualities not unlike those found in their paintings. In Tony O'Malley's Obair gan Ainm we find such characteristics as scratched marks, drilled holes and the tension between fine detail and broad flat shapes. Conversely, his prints have also breached more Minimalist concerns, as mini-fields of muted colour dominate a number of the smaller works. Throughout, O'Malley's flair and intuitive language of abstraction is well preserved.
Jane O'Malley's prints also have connections with her paintings, and the discipline complements her linear style where still-life objects are tempered by illogical volume and space. The decorative elements are then allowed to take greater precedence. Still life, Black and Blue and Blue Still life No. 6 are beautiful examples.
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