Palindrome Shade

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Derek Southall was born in Coventry and studied at Coventry School of Art, Camberwell College of Art and Goldsmith's College. During the late 1950s and 1960s he initiated a radical new development in abstraction with his 'shaped' paintings, often on a large scale. In these he aimed to find a way out of his early Expressionist enthusiasm. 'Palindrome Shade' dates from the latter phase of this period. When exhibited in 1968 the size of the works was thought to demonstrate a complete lack of commercial intent. A palindrome is a word or phrase which when reversed reads the same. This work, therefore, possibly deals with the concept of reversible space while the second part of the title, 'Shade' refers to the colouring and the spacial movement within the work.

University of Warwick

Coventry

Title

Palindrome Shade

Date

1972

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 184 x W 213 cm

Accession number

wu0187

Acquisition method

gift from the artist, 1972

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

signed

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Mead Gallery, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL England

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