The Thrill of the Chase 10
Ink and Wash
ca. 1970s (made)
ca. 1970s (made)
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Ink and wash drawing on dyeline paper entitled 'The Thrill of the Chase 10', one a series of works using a large camera obsura to produce nearly 100 simultaneous images of a drawing of a tree.
Object details
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| Title | The Thrill of the Chase 10 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Ink and wash drawing on dyeline paper |
| Brief description | Ink and wash drawing on dyeline paper entitled 'The Thrill of the Chase 10' by Simon Read. Great Britain, ca. 1970s. |
| Physical description | Ink and wash drawing on dyeline paper entitled 'The Thrill of the Chase 10', one a series of works using a large camera obsura to produce nearly 100 simultaneous images of a drawing of a tree. |
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| Production | This is one a series of works by the artist using a large camera obsura with a complex series of apertures to produce nearly 100 simultaneous exposures of a drawing of a tree. In this example he uses two brushstrokes across the schematic grid to determine the placement of the apertures. The use of the brushstroke relates to the brushing on of chemicals during the process of developing photographs. |
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| Accession number | P.3-1984 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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