Kathryn Maple - a Year of Drawings

Kathryn Maple is an artist who specializes in drawing and painting large-scale landscapes with human figures. Her work is characterized by intensely layered mark-making, giving it urgency and intimacy. This first monograph features 379 images, including her recent oil pastel on paper works and mixed media works on paper. An essay by Kathryn Lloyd explores Maples impulse to explore the world through her work, connecting it to the local characteristics of her familiar South London landscapes and the importance of walking in her practice. An interview with independent curator and critic Anneka French focuses on her series of 365 drawings made daily since January 2022, discussing the process, materials, and art historical and literary influences. The monograph is published to coincide with exhibitions at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, and the Lyndsey Ingram Gallery, London.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 348 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2023
Publisher: Anomie Publishing

Kathryn Maple is an artist who specializes in drawing and painting, with a particular focus on large-scale works that depict urban, suburban, and rural landscapes. Her paintings often feature human figures in these landscapes, creating a sense of urgency and intimacy through her use of intensely layered mark-making.

The places and people depicted in Maple's work are often infused with a sense of wildness or mystery through her use of color palettes, collage-like compositions, and recurring motifs such as wind-blown trees and winding pathways. Her first monograph, "A Year of Drawings," features 379 images, many of which are reproduced for the first time. These images include her recent major series of oil pastel on paper works, "A Year of Drawings," as well as reproductions of her mixed media works on paper and large oils on canvas.

An essay by Kathryn Lloyd, a writer, artist, and Contemporary Art Editor at The Burlington Magazine, offers insight into Maple's impulse to explore the world around her through her work. Lloyd discusses how Maple's large-scale paintings are constructed through personal encounter, memory, and imagination, with details of man-made objects, tree bark, and human skin becoming composite and crucial in capturing fleeting experiences of place and of people. She also brings out the symbolism of Maple's work, making art historical comparisons while connecting these to the specific local characteristics of Maples familiar South London landscapes and the importance of walking to the artist's practice.

An interview with independent curator and critic Anneka French is focused on "A Year of Drawings," a series of 365 drawings made daily since January 2022 outside the artist's studio. They discuss the process of creating these drawings, the materials used, and the significance of the series in Maple's artistic practice.

Overall, "A Year of Drawings" provides a comprehensive look at Kathryn Maple's artistic journey, showcasing her unique approach to painting and drawing and her ability to capture the essence of the places and people she depicts.

Weight: 1214g
Dimension: 237 x 217 x 34 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910221471