Navigate by Kelvin Mann

NAVIGATE KELVIN MANN

Kelvin Mann’s eagerly anticipated solo exhibition Navigate explores the concept of movement and migration through the lens of various forms of navigation. The etchings and screen prints depict migrating birds, schools of fish, animal migration paths, lighthouses, maritime maps and travelling mobile homes. Each of these elements represents a different way of navigating through the world, whether through instinct, technology, or human ingenuity.

Image details: Cover: Canada geese - East, Intaglio with gold leaf, Ed. of 75, image size 52h x 52wcm, paper size 66h x 64w cm, €2700 unframed

Above: Pink footed geese, Intaglio with gold leaf, Ed. of 50, image size 52h x 52w cm, paper size 66h x 64w cm, €2250 unframed

Image above: School, Intaglio with platinum leaf, Ed. of 50, image size: 52h x 52w cm, paper size: 66h x 64w cm, €2700 unframed

Image opposite: Maverick, Intaglio with gold leaf, Ed. of 50, image size 32h x 32w cm, €650 unframed

Mann uses gold and platinum leaf as a means to embellish the prints and also to highlight the value and significance we should place on the natural world and its inhabitants.

Images: Brent geese - Starboard, Intaglio with rose gold, Ed of 50, image size 32h x 32w cm, paper size 55h x 48w cm, €875 unframed

Brent geese - Port, Intaglio with gold leaf, Ed of 50, image size 32h x 32w cm, paper size 55h x 48w cm, €875 unframed

Image opposite: Alternating current, Intaglio with rose gold, Ed. of 40, image size 16h x 12w cm, paper size 38h x 32w cm, €350 unframed

Image details (left to right): Lake Michigan, Intaglio and woodblock with gold leaf, image size 64h x 64w cm, paper size 78h x 76w cm, €900 unframed Ireland, Woodblock and intaglio with gold leaf, Ed of 50, image size 64h x 64w cm, paper size 78h x 76w cm, €900 unframed New Zealand, Wood block and intaglio with platinum leaf, Ed. of 50, image size 64h x 64w cm, paper size 78h x 76w cm, €900 unframed

Image above: Navigating Ireland, Intaglio print, Ed of 50, Image size 45h x 45h cm, paper size 63h x 60w cm, €550 unframed Image opposite: World Lighthouses - Starboard, Intaglio, chine-collé on Japanese paper, Ed. of 50, image size 45h x 45h cm, paper size 63h x 60w cm, €480 unframed

Through simplified geometric maps, Mann represents countries and bodies of water identifiable only by their unique configuration of the lighthouses that guide travellers. He showcases the journeys undertaken by humans and the importance of navigational aids such as lighthouses and maps. Additionally he demonstrates the instinctive behaviour of animals following visual landmarks, the movements of the sun and stars and an innate sense of the earth’s magnetic field.

Image above:

World Lighthouses - Port, Intaglio, chine-collé on Japanese paper, Ed of 50, Image size: 45h x 45w cm, paper size: 63h x 60w cm, €480 unframed Image opposite: Semi detached highrise, Intaglio, Chine-collé on Japanese paper, Ed. of 50, image size 31 x 22cm, paper size 45 x 35cm, €300 unframed

Image details: opposite: Caravan Park, Intaglio & chine-collé on Japanese paper,Ed. of 40 paper size 60h x 50w cm, €480 unframed

Images above: Mobile Homes, Intaglio, chine-collé on Japanese paper, Ed. of 40, paper size 60h x 50w cm, €480 unframed Mobile tower, Intaglio & chine-collé on Japanese paper, Ed. of 40, image size 60h x 24w cm, paper size 66h x 50w cm, €550 unframed

Flying East, Intaglio with gold leaf, Ed. of 50, image size 22h x 22w cm, paper size 45h x 38w cm, €440 unframed

Born in New Zealand, Kelvin Mann studied at the Otago School of Fine Art, NZ. Employed as an animation artist by Vidmark Television, NZ from 1994-1996, in 1997 he moved to Dublin and became a member of Graphic Studio Dublin. He has worked as a printmaker at Stoney Road Press in Dublin since 2002 and shows in Ireland, UK, USA, New Zealand and Australia. He has exhibited a number of times over the years at SO Fine Art Editions, and we are delighted to have him back to show this new body of work.

10 June - 08 July, 2023 SO