Line drawing of three figures, one carrying a cross and one holding a piece of cloth to the third figure's head. Printed in lime green ink. Linked to lino block 2008.1106.6. Along with several other artists, Wiszniewski was invited by the Reverend Richard Davey of Bury St Edmonds to make works based on the Stations of the Cross. These works were to mark the Millenium and were displayed in churches in Suffolk in 2000. Wiszniewski produced a series of fourteen linocuts in response to the brief, each depicting one of the stations of the cross. Traditionally, the stations are a series of fourteen images or sculptures depicting scenes from the final hours of Jesus. Each of the fourteen images is printed in a different colour, many of which have a relevance to the scene.
In an interview with Glasgow Print Studio on 21st June 2010, the artist explained that “this was a commission. I like these, they’re telling a story through line and colour. You can see how this links to the neons [his sculptues using neon light tubes]. I think as neons they’d be great, with the colour and line. You’ll have seen Matisse’s drawings in Vence, that he did in the church. So I think it’s ok to do things quite effectively and simply and linear. This is beautiful paper, this Japanese paper. I love it because it’s hardly there, and each sheet is different from the other one because of the weave in it and it’s just a beautiful paper. It just takes colour so beautifully as well.”
The simplicity of the images makes them effective through their directness and immediacy. The figures wear modern clothing, which brings the images into a contemporary context and makes them into the 'every man' and 'every woman'.
