Martyn Brewster: prints 1975-2007

This co-authored book offers the first systematic account of the silkscreen monoprints of Martyn Brewster, focusing on his prolific output in the period 1975–2007. The book locates printmaking as an essential feature of Brewster’s creative output, which is more commonly characterised from a different angle through his formidable international reputation for painting in oils and acrylics. The book develops my ongoing project of inquiry into, and dialogues with, Brewster's work – a project which has included: contributions to exhibition catalogues, most notably those of the Jill George Gallery in London; catalogues for stands at international art fairs, especially in the USA; forewords to touring exhibition catalogues such as Colour and Form (Walford Mill Crafts, 2010); and the publication of what has become the standard work on the artist, my monograph Martyn Brewster (Scholar Press, 1997).\ud \ud The current book was commissioned by Canterton Books, a publisher which specialises in works on contemporary visual artists based in the South West of England. I wrote one of two extended essays on Brewster's work. 'The Endless Line' is a survey of the artist's print oeuvre, an analysis of the context of his work and its influences, and a study of the relationship between his extensive print output and his acrylic and oil paintings. The essay also describes his particular contribution to the form of the artist's book. \ud \ud I worked with my co-author to select and edit the full catalogue of supporting images of prints from across Brewster's career. The book has been used to support the artist's national and international gallery network, and since its publication in 2008 has accompanied a series of exhibitions in London galleries and international art fairs, including Chicago and San Francisco