Piper, John: Eye and Camera: Multifigure
£1,500.00
In 1966 Piper exhibited the ‘Eye and Camera’ series of collaged figurative works which brought together fragmented and repeated images of semi-naked women (his wife Myfanwy!) layered over drawn or painted coloured backgrounds.
This new subject matter shocked his regular audience but Piper’s real intention was to explore the power of repetition and the status of photography considered ‘second rate’ at the time.
The resulting set of screenprints made further connection with the Pop Art movement and this rare proof example is one of the most colourful and dynamic. It is in immaculate condition and newly framed.
Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992)
Title and date: Eye and Camera: Multifigure, 1972, (Levinson 212)
Image size: 50.5 x 69.5 cms.
Description
Artist description: Born in Epsom, John Egerton Christmas Piper studied at Richmond School of Art and the Royal College of Art from 1926-8. In the mid 1930s, after a visit to Paris, he turned to abstraction. He became a member of the London Group in 1933 and the ‘Seven and Five’ group in 1934-5. During this period he became friends with Oliver Simon of the Curwen Press and his interest in lithography and print making grew. During the Second World War, Piper was appointed as an official war artist recording the effects of the blitz on Britain’s buildings. After the war, he became a Trustee of the Tate and National Galleries and in 1959 he became a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission. Piper is best known for his extensive studies of British architecture and landscape in oil, watercolour and print, and for his photography, stained glass, ceramics, fabric design, murals, stage sets and costume design. His work is held in many Museums and Galleries.