Untitled
Photocopy Collage
c.1986 (made)
c.1986 (made)
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Photocopy collage by Helen Chadwick, 'Untitled (figure [Helen Chadwick] with stockings, bra and drapery)', trial piece for 'The Oval Court', 1986
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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Materials and techniques | Blue-toned electrostatic prints (photocopies) |
Brief description | Photocopy collage by Helen Chadwick, 'Untitled (figure [Helen Chadwick] with stockings, bra and drapery)', trial piece for 'The Oval Court', 1986 |
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Gallery label | Gallery 100, 'The Body', 2016:
This image is a test print for a much larger installation, which in part consists of an imaginary pool filled with swimming bodies, and attributes such as birds, fishes and animals. Helen Chadwick was known for challenging conceptions of the female body; here the photocopies of her nude body emphasise detail, resulting in an intricate, intimate expression of the figure. She called the images ‘echoes off the body’, and said, ‘I want to catch the physical sensations passing across the body – sensations of gasping, yearning, breathing, fullness.’ |
Credit line | Given by David Notarius |
Object history | Trial print for 'The Oval Court', 1986 |
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Accession number | E.649-2016 |
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Record created | January 28, 2016 |
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