Escalator
About this artwork
This work was painted at Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada, during the summer of 1988. McLean uses a particularly fluid paint to make his large paintings, allowing him to work quickly and spontaneously. In 'Escalator' he has used large bands of colour arranged in a balanced and harmonious sequence. McLean's paintings typically contain these distinctive lozenges and strokes of brightly coloured paint. The translucence of the paint in 'Escalator' gives the painting a lightness, which combines with the lyrical use of colour to suggest a spiritual dimension to the painting.
Updated before 2020
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artist:John McLean (1939 - 2019) Scottish
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title:Escalator
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date created:1988
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materials:Acrylic on canvas
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measurements:185.70 x 89.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1989
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accession number:GMA 3476
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
John McLean
John McLean
John McLean was born in Liverpool to Scottish parents. He studied at St Andrews University from 1957 to 1962 and at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London from 1963 to 1966. McLean taught at various art schools in London from 1966 and had his first solo exhibition in 1975. Colour is at the root...