Guy Malet was born in Southsea, Hampshire. He attended the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, before studying at the London School of Art and later wood engraving at the Grosvenor School of Art under Iain MacNab. He worked for a time in Sark in the Channel Islands, and in Ditchling, Sussex. His engravings tended to be conventional in subject with a Cubist-like handling of form and space.

Out of the Wood: British Woodcuts and Wood Engravings 1890 - 1945, The British Council 1991

Glossary

  • Engraving

    An intaglio process whereby lines are cut into a metal or wood plate using an engraving tool (a burin), which is pushed in front of the hand to achieve a sharp controlled incision capable of great delicacy. This technique requires a great deal of control and is not suited to spontaneous mark-making.