What is the Object over There? Points of Contact No. 17

Artist Victor Pasmore British, 1908 - 1998

Date1973

Period20th century

Classification(s)

Art / Paintings

Object TypePainting

Registration NumberFAS/P/2347

DescriptionThis is a preparatory work by Victor Pasmore for one of his prints in the series called 'Screenprints with poetry' produced in 1973-74 and printed at Kelpta studio. Apart from the outstanding typical iconography used by Pasmore, a short poem is included on the left-hand side of the work. For this composition, the artist worked on different planes with the use of colour which he managed to balance with different shapes to convey harmony on this long canvas. This was also achieved with the use of the black lines and dot motifs which were commonly used by Pasmore from the mid-1960s onwards. Taking a closer look at this very unique piece, one realises that the artist used the collage technique and that some of the symbols are not painted but are pieces of canvas stuck on the surface. This playful technique was very much used by the artist, especially after he settled in Malta.Material

Screenprint ink and mixed media on canvas

Technique

Screenprinting and collage

DimensionsItem: 76.5 x 282 cmProvenanceDonated by the Pasmore family in 2012.

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