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Dimensional data

Screenprint
1963-1970 (made), 1972 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Richard Hamilton is one of the most important British artists of the 20th century. From his earliest works, which examine subjects as apparently diverse as farm machinery and the writings of James Joyce, Hamilton is widely recognised for his exploration of the relationship between contemporary life, commerce and technology and he was one of the first to explore the potential of the computer in art. This suite of screenprints, which began with a drawing copied, in 1963, from an illustration of the development of tyre treads from 1902 -1950, in a 1951 edition of the magazine 'Technique et Architecture', demonstrates his interest in design technology. He was also interested in exploring deeper, philosophical issues relating to ideas of the early 20th-century Dada artist Marcel Duchamp in the use of tautology and of complication through repetition. He developed the drawing first as a single screenprint in 1964 and again in 1970 when he was offered the services of an American computer programmer to plot the perspective of the drawings. A 3-d relief cast was produced as part of the suite and textual documentation is also an integral part of the work.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Dimensional data (assigned by artist)
  • Five Tyres Remoulded (series title)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on translucent mylar sheeting
Brief description
Richard Hamilton: Dimensional data. One plate from the suite of seven and one relief cast, entitled 'Five Tyres Remoulded'. Screenprints on mylar. Published 1972
Physical description
Screenprint.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 58.5cm
  • Sheet width: 91.5cm
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
68/150
Marks and inscriptions
R. Hamilton 68/150 (signature and edition number in pencil)
Credit line
Acquired from Nigel Greenwood Inc., London in 1973
Object history
The suite Circ.5-11B-1973 was originally housed in a paper-lined portfolio box lined with white paper and with an inner paper and foam support on which 68/150 is written in pencil. Text on container: 'Richard Hamilton / Five Tyres Remoulded'. Dims. of container: 86.5 x 61.2 x 3.2cm. Container is scuffed and stained. Container is unnumbered and stored elsewhere, currently (2011) at the back of the '1st Mezz' in the National Art Library.
Production
Co-published by Professional Prints, Zug, Switzerland and Eye Editions, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Distributed by Petersburg Press Ltd. London.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Richard Hamilton is one of the most important British artists of the 20th century. From his earliest works, which examine subjects as apparently diverse as farm machinery and the writings of James Joyce, Hamilton is widely recognised for his exploration of the relationship between contemporary life, commerce and technology and he was one of the first to explore the potential of the computer in art. This suite of screenprints, which began with a drawing copied, in 1963, from an illustration of the development of tyre treads from 1902 -1950, in a 1951 edition of the magazine 'Technique et Architecture', demonstrates his interest in design technology. He was also interested in exploring deeper, philosophical issues relating to ideas of the early 20th-century Dada artist Marcel Duchamp in the use of tautology and of complication through repetition. He developed the drawing first as a single screenprint in 1964 and again in 1970 when he was offered the services of an American computer programmer to plot the perspective of the drawings. A 3-d relief cast was produced as part of the suite and textual documentation is also an integral part of the work.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Richard Hamilton, Collected Words. London, Thames & Hudson, 1982, pp 97-99 also exhibited Richard Hamilton, Davidson Center, Wesleyan University, Middleton, Connecticut, USA, 1973 (HM 77; F 37)
  • Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1973
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.5-1973

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2007
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