Venetian Paperwork
John has produced numerous works in his own reinterpretation of Venetian Paperwork – transforming the old technique into a colourful, slightly tongue-in-cheek version of three-dimensional Pop Art. Several works have been exhibited at the Galerie im unteren Schloss Pähl and a number of works are now in private collections around Europe.
Before John’s use of Venetian Paperwork, the technique had practically disappeared entirely. In 18th Century Italy, artists and craftspeople had used the technique to decorate artefacts, such as jewel boxes, caskets and mirror frames. Venetian Paperwork consists of a mosaic of dyed paper and cloth, bound together and polished. The technique may have died out partly because of the significant work involved in producing the “building blocks” required for the mosaic.
