1+1 2305990 (one of a series)
Drawing
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
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Frances Richardson studied woodcarving in Nigeria. There she learned to appreciate the spiritual values associated with wood (blood sacrifices were made when taking a tree for carving). She became particularly interested in the way in which the geometry of a tree's organic structure records its age. In her series of '1+1' drawings she explores the seemingly infinite structure of the tree's annual rings through a seemingly endless multiplication of a single arithmetic device. She also sees this building of metric entities as relating to computer technology. Richardson does not draw sculpture but rather expresses physical properties through a series of symbolic marks. Her training in Nigeria may also have led her to use series of endless repetitions of tiny strokes, allowing the overall pattern to develop subtly. Her way of using mathematical symbols is not only a means of physically defining form, but also creates a delicately ambiguous expression of space. It thus opens up avenues for exploring the mathematical with the organic.
The drawing is related to another in the collection: E.453-1999
The drawing is related to another in the collection: E.453-1999
Object details
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Title | 1+1 2305990 (one of a series) (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil on handmade paper |
Brief description | Drawing by Frances Richardson. |
Physical description | drawing in pencil on hand made paper of innumerable small '1+1' signs arranged in concentric/geometric/kaleidoscopic patterns of increasing or decreasing depth of tone. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Production | The number may refer to the number of signs in the image. The number/title is the same as that for E.453-1999 Attribution note: the drawing is related to another in the collection; E.453-1999 |
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Summary | Frances Richardson studied woodcarving in Nigeria. There she learned to appreciate the spiritual values associated with wood (blood sacrifices were made when taking a tree for carving). She became particularly interested in the way in which the geometry of a tree's organic structure records its age. In her series of '1+1' drawings she explores the seemingly infinite structure of the tree's annual rings through a seemingly endless multiplication of a single arithmetic device. She also sees this building of metric entities as relating to computer technology. Richardson does not draw sculpture but rather expresses physical properties through a series of symbolic marks. Her training in Nigeria may also have led her to use series of endless repetitions of tiny strokes, allowing the overall pattern to develop subtly. Her way of using mathematical symbols is not only a means of physically defining form, but also creates a delicately ambiguous expression of space. It thus opens up avenues for exploring the mathematical with the organic. The drawing is related to another in the collection: E.453-1999 |
Bibliographic reference | Everlyn Nicodemus in Exhibition catalogue 'Routes' Brunei Gallery, SOAS, 1999 |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.452-1999 |
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Record created | December 14, 1999 |
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