Working on a large, reusable steel plate with viscose etching and lithographic inks, each monotype is created in a single day, resulting in unique works that prioritise intuition and reduction over refinement. This process encourages a direct and often ruthless approach to mark-making, allowing images to emerge with urgency and vitality.
Jennings works on several themes at once, developing each into a series over time. He uses a wide range of photographic sources: including personal snapshots, tabloid images, film stills, and scientific material, as starting points.
These references may sit for months or even years before something. A memory, conversation, or visual connection sparks a new piece. His work often deals with challenging subject matter, encouraging viewers to consider their own reactions. He aims to create images that feel active and engaging, rather than fixed or resolved.
Marc Jennings is a printmaker whose practice centres on the immediacy and intensity of monotype. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art from 1988–1992, graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Art. On leaving, he was awarded the Miller Homes Young Scottish Artist of the Year, a scholarship that enabled him to live and work in Paris for a year, an experience that continues to inform his international outlook. Since then, he has lived and worked in Scotland, Sweden, and Spain, exhibiting across the U.K. and Europe.