Helen Beard
‘Afterglow’ in production at the Atelier JI studios, 2023, Published by Unit London EditionsHelen Beard (b. 1971) is a Brighton-based artist whose works lie between abstraction and representation, reducing figures to vibrant fields of colour. Beard’s stark colour-fields are a thrilling celebration of human sexual experience. Their surfaces are filled with rich textures that mimic the supple contours of the human body. Although sourced from pornographic images, Beard’s work is far from crude: her polychromatic palette pieces together interlocking blocks of flesh, resulting in a tactile and joyous tangle of erotic fantasy.
Atelier JI was delighted to produce the 2023 12-colour woodcut edition ‘Afterglow’ for Beard and Unit London Editions, Beard’s first venture into the medium.
Editions
Afterglow
2023
43 x 63 cm
12 colour woodcut on Kozo natural 58gsm paper with torn edges to finish
Edition of 30
Published by Unit London Editions
