Variations on a Geometric Theme
Plate
ca. 1972 (made)
ca. 1972 (made)
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Plate of bone china with vertical bands of screen-printed patterns which include stripes, zigzags and circular patterns in yellow, blue, green and gold.
Object details
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| Title | Variations on a Geometric Theme (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china with screen-printed decoration |
| Brief description | Plate of bone china with vertical bands of screen-printed patterns, designed by Eduardo Paolozzi, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Barlaston, ca. 1972. |
| Physical description | Plate of bone china with vertical bands of screen-printed patterns which include stripes, zigzags and circular patterns in yellow, blue, green and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Wedgwood symbol mark, the maker's mark, the title and a facsimile of the artist's signature |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | One of a set of six Paolozzi plates entitled 'Variations on a Geometric Theme' CIRC.512 to E-1972. The effect of a complex, multi-sectioned surface of diagonal, zigzag and circular patterns has achieved with the appropriately 'mechanical' aid of screen-printing rather than the traditional painting on ceramics. Wedgwood collaborated with the artist in this venture to produce a limited edition of 200 sets of fine bone china plates with decoration designed by Paolozzi. The project extends the artist’s own interest in print techniques and the production of variations of the same theme, and the effects of different forms of printing on an image. The plates are presented in a pink Perspex box, accompanied by a sheet of text with a photograph of the artist on the reverse, and each one has a pink felt slip cover. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.512E-1972 |
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| Record created | May 17, 2005 |
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