Linocut Printmaker
'My name is Mat Pringle and I'm a Margate based Illustrator, Printmaker and Arts Educator. My artwork draws from folklore, cinema, books and music often focusing on portraiture within those varied influences. I predominantly work in linocut printmaking, specifically reduction linocut. My work is created by drawing directly onto the linoleum in dipping pen and Indian ink and gradually carving away light layers through to darker ones, contrasting fine detailed linework with simple but expressive colour palettes.
I recently created forty individual linocut illustrations for the acclaimed book 'A Little History of Art' documenting art from early cave paintings right through to Beyonce and Jay-Z posing in front of the Mona Lisa at the Lourve.
Clients include Yale Books, CNN, Film 4, Little White Lies, Fact Magazine, Expedia and ASOS’.
Website - www.matpringle.co.uk
Find me on various social media platforms @matpringle