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David Batchelor
David Batchelor - The ‘Chromophilia’ Suite
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“This suite of twelve screen prints is based on a series of collages I have been making for the past two years. The collages are derived from an on-going group of spray-painted concrete sculptures, which are in turn adapted from another group of sculptures, which themselves came from . . . That is the way work gets made in my studio: everything is partially connected to what came before it and will have some relationship with what comes after it. As a result, there is no clear starting point or end point.”
“At the same time, the prints are their own thing. Each is a stack of between two and seven brightly coloured elements. Each is an imaginary sculpture of more or less pure colour. I wanted every stack to be a one-off balance of semi-regular shapes, and to have its own unique play of colours. I wanted the colours to be as vivid as possible, but also to be dense and as physical as possible.”
“This is why screen printing felt like the best medium for the translation of the collages. Screen printing can produce the strongest, sharpest colours, and it can also allow those colours to sit on the paper rather than be absorbed into it. Atelier JI developed a unique process designed to fully bring out those qualities I was looking for in the prints. The results are even better than I expected them to be.”
David Batchelor 10.11.25
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A suite of twelve screen prints with structured catalysed ink and vinyl on Madrid Litho paper (350 gsm), presented in a solander box designed by the artist.
Paper & image 595mm x 810mm
Edition of 25 plus 3 artists proofs, I HC, I PP, I BAT.
Printed and published by Atelier JI, London.
“Each is an imaginary sculpture of more or less pure colour. I wanted every stack to be a one-off balance of semi-regular shapes, and to have its own unique play of colours. I wanted the colours to be as vivid as possible, but also to be dense and as physical as possible. Atelier JI developed a unique process designed to fully bring out those qualities I was looking for in the prints. The results are even better than I expected them to be.”
— David Batchelor
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David Batchelor (b. 1955, Dundee, Scotland) is an artist and writer whose work celebrates colour and its many manifestations in contemporary life. He draws inspiration from the colours and forms he encounters within urban environments and works in a range of media.
We were proud to first collaborate with Batchelor to produce the ‘Chromoscreen 01’ and ‘Chromoscreen 02’ original limited edition silkscreen printed artworks for Tate in 2025.
Following the success of this first collaboration Batchelor came back to Atelier JI to further explore the series. This ongoing collaboration resulted in our first publication ‘Chromophilia’, a portfolio of twelve screen prints of Batchelor’s instantly recognisable coloured stacks.
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“This suite of twelve screen prints is based on a series of collages I have been making for the past two years. The collages are derived from an on-going group of spray-painted concrete sculptures, which are in turn adapted from another group of sculptures, which themselves came from . . . That is the way work gets made in my studio: everything is partially connected to what came before it and will have some relationship with what comes after it. As a result, there is no clear starting point or end point.”
“At the same time, the prints are their own thing. Each is a stack of between two and seven brightly coloured elements. Each is an imaginary sculpture of more or less pure colour. I wanted every stack to be a one-off balance of semi-regular shapes, and to have its own unique play of colours. I wanted the colours to be as vivid as possible, but also to be dense and as physical as possible.”
“This is why screen printing felt like the best medium for the translation of the collages. Screen printing can produce the strongest, sharpest colours, and it can also allow those colours to sit on the paper rather than be absorbed into it. Atelier JI developed a unique process designed to fully bring out those qualities I was looking for in the prints. The results are even better than I expected them to be.”
DB 10.11.25
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David Batchelor, Tate 2025
Selected works:
Chromoscreen 01
Chromoscreen 02
Developed as a pair of prints for release with Tate, London, David Batchelor’s Chromoscreen laid the ground work for the larger series later explored that year, and soon to become the Chromophilia Suite.
