Sean Rorke
1st July - 30th October 2004

Sean Rorke is a remarkable artist and printmaker, creating abstracted photo-etchings directly from his original photographs. He has been involved in printmaking for over fifteen years as an artist, technician and tutor, and currently as a part time lecturer at De Montford University. Sean studied Printmaking at Loughborough University and then graduated with an MA in 1998 from Wimbledon School of Art.

Sean Rorke's work is based upon industrialisation and the urban architecture that now seems to be a feature of most UK and European cities. Originally from Merseyside, Sean often used to photograph everyday urban scenes such as old buildings, graffiti, rusty railings or old water towers around Liverpool. Now he continues to be inspired by the everyday industrialisation that he encounters. The basis of his work is regularly influenced by changes to his daily routine, moods, the weather and light, which enable him to regularly absorb new visual stimuli.

The work is printed in small editions with an attention to specific detail. By varying the process of inking the plate, Sean creates wonderful tonal subtleties and colour changes. Deliberately taken out of context the work is cultivated as an array of abstracted line, tone and colour.