Untitled Figure 2
About this artwork
In this image white circles are lined up in rows on a hazy blue backdrop. The different sized circles shift in and out of focus, creating a sense of atmospheric depth. This is the second in a portfolio of six created for the ‘Gagosian Gallery Poster Edition’. Each print was named ‘Untitled Figure’ and numbered from one to six. These prints were initially conceived as a series of posters to be pasted onto internal or external walls. Wright is best known for his temporary wall drawings which are painted over once the exhibition is finished. These works on paper are similarly fragile, as curator Katrina Brown points out, ‘…they can … be rolled up, torn up – they are flimsy. Only when on the wall do they discover their solidity. Like the wall drawings, their hold on the world is slight.’
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Untitled Figure 2
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date created:2002
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materials:Three colour silkscreen on paper
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measurements:61.00 x 85.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2003
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accession number:GMA 4676 B
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gallery:
Richard Wright
Richard Wright
Richard Wright was born in London. He studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art from 1978 to 1982 and also at Glasgow School of Art from 1993 to 1995. Wright is best-known for his site-specific paintings, carried out on walls or ceilings. One of his main concerns is that his works are not a...