Dimensions: support: 1554 x 500 mm
Copyright: © Roger Hilton. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Roger Hilton's "Composition in Orange, Black and Grey," currently at the Tate. The arrangement of colours and forms is quite striking! What do you make of its composition? Curator: The composition presents a fascinating interplay of contrasting elements. Note the application of paint. The thick brushstrokes imbue a sense of dynamism, of raw, unfiltered expression. Editor: I see what you mean. So, the visible brushstrokes contribute to the overall energy of the piece? Curator: Precisely. Consider also the color palette. The juxtaposition of orange, black, and grey establishes a visual tension. The eye is directed across the work. It is never at rest. What do you make of that? Editor: I hadn't considered the tension created by the colors before. I'll definitely look at abstract art with a different eye now.
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Hilton made his first abstract painting in 1950 and although based in England his early non-figurative works were strongly influenced by contemporary developments in Paris and in particular by the gestural and calligraphic styles of the 'Informal' painters. In 1951 he wrote 'Painting is feeling. There are situations, states of mind, moods etc., which call for some artistic expression; because one knows that only some form of art is capable of going beyond them to give an intuitive contact with a superior set of truths.' Gallery label, August 2004
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