FDA-E.3184-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3184-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
An Offer of Love
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Black and white print depicting a man and a woman, their faces in profile and holding a bird
Comments
From an edition of 40.
Ade Adesina is a former artist-in-residence at Eton College. He had a solo show at the Drawing Schools at Eton in 2016 and a joint show there with June Carey in 2018.
'I first saw the work of Ade Adesina in the Royal Academy summer show of 2015... Ade’s print 'The Question', a prize winner, was by far the largest relief block print and also the most striking and thought provoking. I suggested to my A’level students that they should visit the gallery and ...several of the young men returned to the Drawing Schools determined to write their A level dissertation about relief printmaking with particular reference to the work of Ade Adesina. At Eton College we run an artist in residence scheme and it seemed logical that if an artist connects with your students it can only be prudent to recruit that inspirational individual.'
[Source: Ian Burke, former Drawing Master, Eton College, quoted in 'Ade Adesina', 10 – 27 May 2017, John Martin Gallery (exhibition catalogue)]
This work represents a collaboration between Ade Adesina and June Carey and featured in the joint exhibition 'Beyond Reality', held at the Eton College Drawing Schools in 2018.
Ade Adesina is a former artist-in-residence at Eton College. He had a solo show at the Drawing Schools at Eton in 2016 and a joint show there with June Carey in 2018.
'I first saw the work of Ade Adesina in the Royal Academy summer show of 2015... Ade’s print 'The Question', a prize winner, was by far the largest relief block print and also the most striking and thought provoking. I suggested to my A’level students that they should visit the gallery and ...several of the young men returned to the Drawing Schools determined to write their A level dissertation about relief printmaking with particular reference to the work of Ade Adesina. At Eton College we run an artist in residence scheme and it seemed logical that if an artist connects with your students it can only be prudent to recruit that inspirational individual.'
[Source: Ian Burke, former Drawing Master, Eton College, quoted in 'Ade Adesina', 10 – 27 May 2017, John Martin Gallery (exhibition catalogue)]
This work represents a collaboration between Ade Adesina and June Carey and featured in the joint exhibition 'Beyond Reality', held at the Eton College Drawing Schools in 2018.
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 1010mm
width (frame): 920mm
height (actual size): 866mm
width (actual size): 778mm
width (frame): 920mm
height (actual size): 866mm
width (actual size): 778mm
Material
ink
paper
paper
Materials & techniques note
Linocut
Production
Person
Date
2016
History and association
Object history note
Exhibited: 'Beyond Reality' (with June Carey), The Drawing Schools, Eton College, 21 April to 19 May 2018
