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Durham Press is pleased to announce STEP UP, a silkscreen edition by James Nares. An Edition of 44, STEP UP meaasures 58 x 46 inches and is printed with over ten different screens and inks on Saunders Waterford Paper.

Nares’ work focuses on movement, rhythm and repetition. His most iconic works are usually made from a single brushstroke, a visual recording of gesture and the passage of time across the canvas. Using brushes of his own design, he repeatedly creates and erases his strokes, over and over again until he feels he has made a mark that represents a precise balance between intent and improvisation. Each screen is printed with a different shade of ink in a slightly different hue and opacity, gradually building the image into a rich and highly textured finished print.

James Nares was born in London in 1953 and currently lives and works in New York. His work is included in numerous public and private collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of Art, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.

For more information about the STEP UP or previous collaborations between Nares and Durham Press, please contact us at sales@durhampress.com