Protesilaus, first to fall – original digital print

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Protesilaus, first to fall, is a digital print in my ‘War Music’ series.

My intention with this shop is to sell original art at a range of prices, but always including work well under £100. The process that I use for these prints, is one of the ways in which I can do this and still get some return. It takes data from existing images, but the final product is entirely new. These are genuine originals, not reproductions. There is no pre-existing image in another medium. This blog post explains more.

The theme for this specific series comes from Christopher Logue’s poem sequence, also called War Music, which retells Homer’s Iliad. There is no literal link, the titles just seem to ‘fit’ the images. I’ve also drawn in this case on other sources, including the poem ‘Memorial’ by Alice Oswald. The poem starts with Protesilaus, jumping from his ship, only to die.

The first to die was Protesilaus

A focused man who hurried to darkness

With forty black ships leaving the land behind

Each print in the series is 27 cm x 27 cm (about 10.5″) on 30 cm x 30 cm sheets. I print to order using light fast pigment inks on 285 gsm archival quality matt paper, then sign and number each one. The edition size is 70.

Frames or mats shown in the listing are for illustration only. You have several options when buying.

• Unframed and unmounted, shipped flat in sturdy protective packaging.
• Unframed, but in a mat. Matted prints come packed with a backing board ready to drop into a standard size, 50 cm x 50 cm frame, or for you to take to your local framer. The mat colour is antique white. (Base price + £10)
• Framed and in a mat. This has a simple black moulding with acrylic glazing to reduce weight and for safety in shipping. To keep to an affordable price, the frame will be commercially produced, not hand made. This option also incurs higher shipping costs.(Base price + £35)

Follow this link for a range of other affordably priced items, all under £75.