Ideal Standard Forms, Second Version
Drawing
1981 (drawn)
1981 (drawn)
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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.
Object details
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Title | Ideal Standard Forms, Second Version (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Emulsion, black ink, paper 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. |
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Object history | Purchased from the Lisson Gallery, London, 1984 |
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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. |
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Accession number | P.76-1984 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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