Dimensions: support: 1619 x 1302 mm frame: 1644 x 1332 x 45 mm
Copyright: CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Robert Delaunay's "Endless Rhythm," currently housed at the Tate. The overlapping circles are really striking. What's your take on this piece? Curator: Well, considering the materials and process, notice how the application of paint builds this rhythm. Delaunay explored the raw materials of color and form, almost like he was investigating their industrial potential. How do you see this in relation to the social context of the time? Editor: It’s interesting to consider it as an exploration of industrial potential. I hadn’t considered that. Curator: Yes, and the use of bold colors and simple shapes makes the artwork a celebration of modern, machine-made society. Thinking about production and consumption, do the overlapping circles remind you of anything? Editor: They do! It gives me a new appreciation for the process and thought behind the artwork. Thanks! Curator: Absolutely! It's about recognizing how art engages with the world of production and material culture.
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The coloured discs strung out diagonally across the picture are so arranged that each one leads on to the next and the movement is directed back again into the picture at the two ends. Perhaps because of this infinitely looping effect, the artist’s wife Sonia considered Endless Rhythm to be the most appropriate title. The year after painting this, Delaunay was commissioned to paint murals for the Aeronautics pavilion at the 1937 Paris International Exhibition; the resulting compositions included discs, rings and colour rhythms on a huge scale. Gallery label, February 2016
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