Introducing two new DCA Editions by France-Lise McGurn
Limited-edition prints created in DCA Print Studio
As France-Lise McGurn's exhibition The Charm Offensive comes to a close in our galleries, we're delighted to share two new DCA Editions created by the artist.
Take home a piece of McGurn's work with these two limited-edition prints: Fire Engines and Millennium Girl. Both of these DCA Editions were created in our Print Studio using the traditional process of stone lithography, with McGurn drawing and painting directly onto the smoothed surface of slabs of limestone.
These limited edition prints feature similar forms as those found on canvases, walls and floors of the exhibition and are printed in colours that mirror those found in the galleries. Each stone lithograph was printed as an edition of 30 and is available to pre-order now, with delivery starting from Mon 16 November.
Here we share more about each of the works and how they were created.
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Fire Engines
Edition of 30, £500 (starting price)
This large stone lithograph was created to coincide with France-Lise McGurn’s exhibition, The Charm Offensive, in DCA Galleries.
Created in DCA Print Studio using stone lithography, it features a series of figures reminiscent of those in McGurn’s exhibition. McGurn describes these figures as “part self-portrait, part observation, part memory”.
The finished image was printed in a luminous orange ink, reflecting the fluorescent lines and bold orange canvases found in The Charm Offensive.
Millennium Girl
Edition of 30, £300 (starting price)
This smaller stone lithograph shows a figure staring out from the page, a bare lightbulb hanging to the side. The print is reflective of motifs and images seen in McGurn’s exhibition, which features a bare lightbulb hanging from the gallery ceiling and painted figures adorning canvases, furniture and the gallery walls.
The unusual, pointed shape of the image comes from the stone it was printed from having previously cracked in two – a unique outcome from this printmaking technique. With McGurn’s gestures and marks captured on the stone’s surface, the finished image was printed in a dark terracotta ink, mirroring the sepia paintings in The Charm Offensive.
Created in DCA Print Studio
Our DCA Editions programme sees us working directly with artists who are exhibiting in our galleries to develop limited edition artworks for sale. This allows us to offer artwork by critically acclaimed contemporary artists, with sales helping to support DCA and our future programme. Having our Print Studio located at the heart of our building means that we can create these in-house and gives artists the space to explore different processes and ideas.
France-Lise McGurn selected stone lithography for her DCA Editions, a traditional technique that involves drawing directly onto the smoothed surface of a slab of limestone. The image is then fixed in place using chemical solutions, before the stone is inked up and printed from.
This is a process that we've recently brought back to the studio. You can find out more about it in our Q&A with Printmaking Technician Calum Wallis, or take a look at him in action below, creating France-Lise McGurn's DCA Editions.
How to order
These two new DCA Editions are now available to pre-order online from DCA Shop with delivery beginning the week commencing Mon 16 November. There will also be a limited number available at our Book Launch event on Sat 14 November.
We also created a Risograph print with France-Lise McGurn as part of her time in DCA Print Studio. Titled Church of the Spirit, this unsigned and unnumbered print is available in DCA Shop now, both in person and online. A new book, The Charm Offensive: France-Lise McGurn, has also been published to accompany McGurn’s solo exhibition at DCA.
