Dragon Artist Chinoiseriez

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‘Dragon Artist Chinoiseriez’

Print description

This print celebrates freedom of movement. In a straightforward metaphor, I set a cluster of dragons free from their royal residence, the Royal Pavilion, where they usually appear as dazzling chandeliers, delicate wallpaper patterns and exquisite ceramics. Here, they escape the interiors of the palace and fly joyfully into the sky.

In Asian culture, dragons symbolise prosperity and good fortune. They are generous mythical beings and often appear in the most refined and elevated forms of art and decoration.

The title of the print combines two words. Chinoiserie refers to the European decorative style of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that incorporates historic Asian motifs. The ending ez comes from my two Spanish surnames, Martínez and Rodríguez.

Digital pigment print from original ink drawings. Printed on fine art paper using archival inks. Available in sizes A0,A1, A2, A3 or A4 as limited editions of 100. Each print is individually signed and numbered.

inpection of print named Chinoiseriez by artist alej ez deptics dragons flying over the Royal Pavilion in Brighton with a red sky
Print inspection at studio

This Dragon Artist print shows a cluster of Dragons flying over Brighton Royal Pavilion. It is a fancy take on the fact that the interior of the Royal Pavilion is decorated in Chinoiserie style with the depiction of dragons appearing in ceramics, wall paper, lamps and so on.

base drawing for print named Chinoiseriez by artist alej ez deptics dragons flying over the Royal Pavilion in Brighton
Above is a photograph of my base ink drawings for the art print. I draw these on A3 sheets of specialised marker paper with calligraphic brushes, fine-line ink pens, sponges, sand paper and other materials. The medium is watercolour, ink and charcoal. I scanned these to form the main line work and patterns in the final print.

The inspiration for the creation of my dragon looks towards the East again at South Asian dragons around 1244 from the Southern Song dynasty dragons by artist Chen Rong. He painted a paper roll called  ‘Nine Dragons’. It is a handscroll painting that depicts the apparitions of dragons soaring amidst clouds, mists, whirlpools, rocky mountains and fire, the painting refers to the dynamic forces of nature in Daoism. The depicted dragons are associated with nine sons of the Dragon King, while the number nine itself is considered auspicious in Chinese astrology and folk beliefs.

room with print named Chinoiseriez by artist alej ez deptics dragons flying over the Royal Pavilion in Brighton with a red sky
‘Dragon Art Chinoiseriez’
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Dimensions N/A
Print sizes: standard portrait and square

A1 print size, portrait, A3 print size, portrait, A4 print size, portrait

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