Addison Crescent Study (London Series)
About this artwork
This is part of the 'London Series' group of works by Boyle Family. It is an exact, three-dimensional replica of a kerb from Addison Crescent in West London. The artists chose this area to replicate by throwing darts, at random, at a map. The work was made by spreading a plastic substance called Epikote on the ground, which lifts up all the surface debris when removed. This was then given a fibreglass support and painted. Working in this way and recording whatever is within the chosen area, removes the aspect of subjective choice and reduces the conscious, decision-making process.
Updated before 2020
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title:Addison Crescent Study (London Series)
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date created:1969
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materials:Painted fibreglass and mixed media
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measurements:247.00 x 244.00 x 19.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1974
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accession number:GMA 1304
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Boyle Family (Mark Boyle, Joan Hills, Sebastian Boyle, Georgia Boyle)
Boyle Family (Mark Boyle, Joan Hills, Sebastian Boyle, Georgia Boyle)
Mark Boyle (1934–2005) was born in Glasgow. During the 1960s he collaborated with his partner Joan Hills (1931–2024) in making assemblages of junk and found objects, before moving on to produce replicas of sections of the Earth. Their project Journey to the Surface of the Earth was launched in...