Ideal Standard Forms, Second Version

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Artist/Maker	Allington, Edward (artist)
Place of origin	England (drawn)

The sculptor Edward Allington often uses sheets from old ledgers as a support for his drawings. He described them as being part of the real world in contrast to the imaginary forms he inscribed on them. Here the 3D forms are painted over the hand-writing on the ledger sheets. This tension between two and three dimensions calls attention to the illusion of pictorial depth.

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Categories	Drawings Collages
Object type	Drawing
Title	Ideal Standard Forms, Second Version (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Emulsion, black ink, paper collage Ink Emulsion Paint Paper Drawing Painting Collage
Brief description	'Ideal Standard Forms, Second Version' by Edward Allington. Emulsion, black ink and collage. Great Britain, 1981.
Physical description	Emulsion, black ink, and collage of old ledger papers pasted together.
Dimensions	Height: 76cm Width: 101cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Style	British
Object history	Purchased from the Lisson Gallery, London, 1984
Subjects depicted	Collages Standard
Summary	The sculptor Edward Allington often uses sheets from old ledgers as a support for his drawings. He described them as being part of the real world in contrast to the imaginary forms he inscribed on them. Here the 3D forms are painted over the hand-writing on the ledger sheets. This tension between two and three dimensions calls attention to the illusion of pictorial depth.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.76-1984

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1068858/ideal-standard-forms-second-version-drawing-allington-edward/

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