Italy in Britain
Print
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
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Neil Pittaway is a young English artist whose work reflects a kind of mania to do with gothic revival architecture, urban-ness, satire, illustration and narrative. Relating to existing works in the museum collection, his prints incorporate elements of famous 19th-century satirists such as Gillray and Cruikshank, woven into a complex and agoraphobic maze of buildings which echo the monumental perspectives of the18th-century architectural draughtsman, Piranesi and the mazes and impossible spaces of the 20th-century Duch artist M.C. Escher, evoking many of the values and visual qualities which make up the museum's, and indeed, London's, past.
Object details
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Title | Italy in Britain (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
Brief description | 'Italy in Britain', etching on paper, Neil Pittaway, Great Britain, 1999 |
Physical description | Black and white image of fantastic architecture-scape, somewhat suggesting Victorian railway stations on a Piranesian scale |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Copy number | 10/50 |
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Credit line | Given by the artist |
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Summary | Neil Pittaway is a young English artist whose work reflects a kind of mania to do with gothic revival architecture, urban-ness, satire, illustration and narrative. Relating to existing works in the museum collection, his prints incorporate elements of famous 19th-century satirists such as Gillray and Cruikshank, woven into a complex and agoraphobic maze of buildings which echo the monumental perspectives of the18th-century architectural draughtsman, Piranesi and the mazes and impossible spaces of the 20th-century Duch artist M.C. Escher, evoking many of the values and visual qualities which make up the museum's, and indeed, London's, past. |
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Accession number | E.864-2003 |
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Record created | December 4, 2003 |
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