Anna Marrow was educated at Bristol, where she studied Printmaking. Of the many printing techniques learnt, she found silkscreen printing to be her clear favourite, which she pursued with enthusiasm. Marrow decided to specialize in silkscreen printing, as it allows for a very versatile working method, a capacity for large amounts of detail, as well as variety in mark making and content.
In 2005 Anna returned to education in order spend time focusing on drawing and painting, specifically studying detail and movement. She went on to complete an MA in Communication Design: Illustration at Central Saint Martin’s which she achieved with distinction in 2007. Her work has since been purchased for the Central Saint Martin’s contemporary collection.
Marrow likes to use dramatic colour, text, photographic imagery, drawing, collage – her work is specialized mixed media with elements of printing, pencil drawing, collage and paint.
Marrow's inspiration comes from observing the daily pace of our lives and what goes on around us that influences our days. Marrow studies ideas of domestic boredom and feelings of entrapment; and how escape is sought through romantic nostalgia and old school glamour. Anna’s images are playful and tongue-in-cheek, with an underlying tension. |
