'Void upon the Horizon' by Emily-May Sibley

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By Signature Art Prize 2025
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

30.5 × 48 × 1 cm

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Aquatint Etching

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Etchings

Small
2024
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CATEGORY: Drawing + Printmaking ABOUT THE PIECE: Emily's etchings aim to engage in a vocabulary of the sublime, awe, wonder and momentary fear. She would like her artwork to encourage a feeling of complete absorption in the work and have the power to engulf the viewer. It has an immediacy and directness that commands the attention of the viewer in a more sensory and intimate way. It is a form of escapism. The fact that the vastness of the expanse of space creates a sense of displeasure. The need for representation to remove the displeasure can be seen as projecting our desires into a somewhat intangible space, the desires seem to be unattainable due to the divinity that they have been awarded. The sublime addresses what cannot be commanded or controlled, it is stooped in an awareness of deficiency and inadequacy. As a consequence of this awareness of said feelings, we are completely and utterly aware of our limitations. The philosopher Jean-François Lyotard showed how the sublime is ‘the incommensurability of reality to the concept’. It cannot be expressed in representation and relies on the language of abstraction and the intangible to give it form. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Emily-May Sibley graduated from City & Guilds of London Art School with a BA Fine Art in 2024. As a British printmaker, Emily's work delves into the landscape, exploring its connection with the sublime, the void, and infinity. She is captivated by the notion of endless spaces and the subtle suggestion of form that teeters on the edge of existence. Through her etchings, she explores the interplay of tone, movement, and light to evoke these ethereal qualities.Emily's artistic practice is deeply influenced by travels to awe-inspiring landscapes in Norway, Finland, Iceland, and Scotland. These locations, with their vast, untamed wildernesses, provide a profound sense of scale and unique atmosphere that resonate with her vision. Each etching captures the essence of these places, distilling their elemental beauty and raw power into a visual language that speaks of the infinite.In her work, she extracts elements from the landscape, focusing on the interplay of light and shadow, the suggestion of movement, and the delicate balance of forms both present and absent. This approach creates images that are grounded in reality yet suspended in a dreamlike state, inviting viewers to contemplate the boundless nature of existence. Each print becomes a testament to creation and erosion, presence and absence.Her prints engage in a vocabulary of the sublime, awe, wonder, and momentary fear, aiming to engulf the viewer in a sensory and intimate experience. This form of escapism addresses the vastness of space and our limitations within it. Philosopher Jean-François Lyotard described the sublime as "the incommensurability of reality to the concept," expressed through abstraction and the intangible. Her etchings evoke this, inviting a deeper connection with the world and the infinite void beyond.

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