ANNE DESMET (B. 1964)
Olympic Shadows
2011RCIN 212724
A wood engraving of an aerial view of the Olympic Stadium, Stratford, London. Artist's proof, from an edition of 100. Signed, lower right. Desmet worked on a body of wood engravings between 2009 and early 2012 relating to the changing landscape and development of the Olympic Park in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. She made many sketching trips to the Olympic site, later relying on images from the internet as security became tight. This is one of the final wood engravings she made on the subject, and shows the Olympic stadium almost complete.