Untitled Figure 6
About this artwork
In this screenprint letters and white shapes have been playfully arranged onto a gridded background and the words ‘throats’ and ‘cold’ are just visible. Wright trained in typography and signwriting and often uses letters in his work which are devoid of content. Curator Alex Farquharson has said, ‘Meaning in Wright’s work is transmitted below language’s radar.’ This work is the sixth in a portfolio of six created for the ‘Gagosian Gallery Poster Edition’, published by Gagosian Gallery, London and printed by Karl-Heinz Neumann, Cologne. 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.
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Untitled Figure 6
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date created:2002
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materials:Four colour silkscreen on paper
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measurements:40.00 x 46.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 2003
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accession number:GMA 4676 F
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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...