Name/TitlePrint: We Want
About this objectDigital print and screenprint by Ashley Cook, titled 'We Want' (2012) and mounted in a square frame.
MakerCook, Ashley
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made2012
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Inscription and MarksEdition number, title and artist signature in pencil
TechniqueDigital print
TechniqueScreenprint
MeasurementsH: 396 x W: 396 mm
Subject and Association Keywords21 Revolutions
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association DescriptionWE WANT is a digital print and screen-print and was made at Glasgow Print Studio and inspired by the card game PANKO in the GWL archive.
For this work, inspiration was taken from the Suffragette collection at GWL, specifically the quote ‘We want what men have, it may not be a lot but we want it just the same’, taken from a Suffragette postcard, and imagery drawn from the card game PANKO.
The central image is a photo Cook took of fellow artist Janie Nicoll in 1996 for a suite of screen-prints called ‘IT AINT EASY TO KEEP THE ONE YOU LOVE SATISFIED’. Other images are of Lady Justice, and various paradise-like images symbolising the search for a utopian ideal. The text in the work is repeated as a mantra, showing endurance and determination. The title also leaves room for further interpretation, including the longing that can be part of the female psyche.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePrint
Object numberGWL-2015-49-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved