Allie Webb

Allie Webb is a Sydney-based artist creating art around the dining table; an alter of routine and ritual. Working in relief print, Allie uses a combination of lino, charcoal, and oil paint.

She graduated with degree in Communication Design from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she partook in an exchange program with the Edinburgh College of Art. In 2019, Allie did a guided residency with Jerusalem Studio School in Italy which helped inform her work and take it to another level.

“I work with both memory and feeling,” describes the printmaker. For example, Allie often works directly from still life scenes she has created, and then lets her imagination take over. Or, she may have a memory of something that happened the night before at dinner, or even years ago, that she will then draw inspiration from.

Each of Allie’s small run of prints (rarely over 8 editions) begins with a charcoal drawing. After completing these loose sketches, she then draws it to size with graphite, eliminating details to make a stronger impression with the relief. Then, Allie transfers this to the lino block where she’ll amend details again. With the company of a good audio book or podcast, she spends a couple of days cutting out the work for print. With larger works that are around 100cm and over, Allie takes these blocks to a master printmaker who can align the paper and do all the fiddly printing. She says; “I hate the actual printing part! That’s an art in itself.“

“I love sitting back and people watching,” explains the artist. Watching people interact with each other and their food is a huge inspiration for Allie’s art and many of her drawings are memories of nights out. She is also drawn to the table through the history of still life in painting. Allie tells us; “From food being represented in the early frescoes of Pompei, to the highly detailed work of the Flemish artist’s hyper realistic style. George Braque and his Cubist compositions. I also enjoy the arrangement of the table, organising shapes and textures together, for a visually exciting construction.”

Currently, Allie is experimenting with intaglio prints, and is hoping to spend more time painting and making prints.

www.alliewebb.com.au
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