dark blue background with stars; large horizontal rocket ship in lower half, with text reading "JOURNEY TO THE MOON"; moon in LLC; planet with upside down house on an island in URC; one of 17 color woodcuts of the series

%C2%A9 2017 Tom Hammick

Star Path, 2017

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British artist Tom Hammick creates dreamlike, wistful worlds in painting and print. In this monumental color woodcut, he depicts the wondrous, dizzying feat of human space travel. A massive rocket ship dives toward the barren moon, leaving a verdant blue-green planet, the earth, behind. To represent the night sky, Hammick printed the grain of the woodblock support in dark blue, gouged with numerous small marks that stunningly evoke a vibrant firmament of shining stars. With its upside-down composition, gravity-defying rocket, and cold palette, Hammick conjures up a cold, dark, unnervingly silent and lonely world in outer space.

Details
Title
Star Path
Artist Life
born 1963
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2018.40
Provenance
Hammick Editions, East Sussex, England; (Flowers Gallery, New York); sold to MIA, 2018
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dark blue background with stars; large horizontal rocket ship in lower half, with text reading "JOURNEY TO THE MOON"; moon in LLC; planet with upside down house on an island in URC; one of 17 color woodcuts of the series

© 2017 Tom Hammick

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