chris ofili

Rainbow-Red Cave, 2008, Spit bite aquatint with flat bite etching and drypoint printed in red, 20 x 15, Rainbow - Purple Palms, 2008, Spit bite aquatint with drypoint printed in blue on yellow gampi paper chine collé, 20 x 15, Last Night. New Day, 2008, Color spit bite and sugar lift aquatints with hard ground etching and drypoint, 54 x 28, Rainbow-Blue Friends, 2008, Spit bite aquatint with drypoint printed in blue, 20 x 15, Rincon Falls-Black Leaf, 2008, Color spit bite and sugar lift aquatints with drypoint, 32-1/2 x 22-3/4, Rainbow-Pink Particles, 2008, Drypoint printed in red on gampi paper chine collé, 20 x 15

In the process of making art the mind wanders and gives way to instinct, which feeds off areas the intellect doesn’t. The process is one of distillation to the point where it’s just essence, just itself.

i'm not a huge fan of chris ofili's work, but i'm loving the bold patterns in these recent prints on view at crown point press...see more here.