Artist's Houses, 2020, lino print, collage and ink on paper. 20 x 40cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
Fuck the Postmodern 1, 2020, lino print, collage and charcoal on paper. 20 x 20 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
Fuck the Postmodern 2, 2020, lino print, collage and charcoal on paper. 20 x 20 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
Fuck the Postmodern 3, 2020, lino print, collage and charcoal on paper. 20 x 20 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
He always gets what he wants, 2020, collage and graphite on paper. 20 x 20 cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
What a stereotype, 2020, collage, ink and charcoal on paper. 20 x 40cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
All My Iron is Depleted I, 2019, lino print, collage and charcoal on paper. 20 x 40cm. Image courtesy of the artist.
Beatrice Buckland-Willis
This series of works is a collation of pages from the artist’s personal visual diary, acting as a ‘stream-of-consciousness’ record of the humour and frustrations of life. Due to having limited access to resources or a studio space during the isolation period, the artist has adapted her usual printmaking practice into an artist’s book format, featuring versatile and playful collages of text and image. Engaging with sustainable methodologies, the diary features recycled process prints from earlier projects that have been modified through experimentation with layering, composition, and the addition of found materials. The use of Lo-Fi processes and the collaging of found imagery, such as historical figures and famous artworks, makes for an interesting interplay between the mundane musings of everyday life, and a wider socio-political context and critique.
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Beatrice Buckland-Willis is a Sydney-based artist, currently completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School. Majoring in Printmaking, she is interested in all things print, with much of her work utilising traditional print processes, such as: relief, intaglio, lithography and screen. As a young artist with chronic pain issues, Buckland-Willis is concerned with the representation of female pain and subverting ideas of the ‘normal’ vs. ‘abnormal’ body. Regularly playing with satire and parody, she aims to break down the idea that art must be serious to be taken seriously.
Buckland-Willis’ practice is multi-disciplinary, often combining traditional print processes with digital technologies and analog photography, frequently employing collage and found images. She is passionate about supporting women in print, and has curated two exhibitions as a part of the ‘Wasteland Series’ - which focused on shedding light on the intricacies of the suburban experience through the female gaze.
