Richard Peacock is an artist working with printmaking.
His imagery combines elements of geometrical abstraction, op and pop art. Recent work has included text, highly schematic images of furniture and collage (translated into photopolymer etchings).
In his screen prints the image is constructed using building blocks of colour, light and dark, shape, rhythm and pattern. A strong understanding of colour combinations is key to his work. The negative space between the elements is often an important part of his compositions.
The “handmade” nature of his work is important to him – there are imperfections, gaps, overlaps and unexpected colours to discover. The processes he uses are decidedly analogue!
He also runs Running Jump Print Workshop in Wood Green, providing printmaking facilities for other artists to use. The Workshop has presses for screen printing, relief and intaglio.
