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"Originally associated with the British Pop Art movement in the early 1960s, Joe Tilson has achieved international acclaim over the last forty years for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, painted reliefs, prints and multiples, whose sources are drawn from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy.] [This handsome catalogue, illustrated in colour throughout and containing an incisive and thought-provoking essay by Mel Gooding, is published to accompany a major retrospective of Tilson's work at the Royal Academy of Arts.] - book jacket.
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"Originally associated with the British Pop Art movement in the early 1960s, Joe Tilson has achieved international acclaim over the last forty years for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, painted reliefs, prints and multiples, whose sources are drawn from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy.] [This handsome catalogue, illustrated in colour throughout and containing an incisive and thought-provoking essay by Mel Gooding, is published to accompany a major retrospective of Tilson's work at the Royal Academy of Arts.] - book jacket.
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Exhibition, 28 Mar - 21 Apr 2007. Joe Tilson, one of the leading figures associated with the British Pop Art movement. The exhibition, a retrospective covering four decades, includes 18 works dating from 1963 to 2003. During this period, having drawn on his experience as a carpenter and joiner in the '40s, Tilson produced wooden reliefs and constructions, often brightly coloured, as well as his multiples, prints and paintings. From the mid-60s, Tilson's Geometry? and Ziggurat (or Zikkurat) works revealed his preoccupation with language, puzzle-making, visual play and symbols. Catalogue includes introduction by Marco Livingstone. Biographical details and selected bibliography.
"Originally associated with the British Pop Art movement in the early 1960s, Joe Tilson has achieved international acclaim over the last forty years for the individuality and originality of his paintings, constructions, painted reliefs, prints and multiples, whose sources are drawn from literature, philosophy, ethnography and alchemy.] [This handsome catalogue, illustrated in colour throughout and containing an incisive and thought-provoking essay by Mel Gooding, is published to accompany a major retrospective of Tilson's work at the Royal Academy of Arts.] - book jacket.
"Joe Tilson: ALCHERA revisits the artist's wood relief, painting and sculptural works from the 1970s and 80s. Named after the ancient aboriginal concept of a timeless spiritual "Dream Time", this body of work marks a profound shift in his artistic practice. Having moved from London to the countryside of Wiltshire and Tuscany, Tilson abandoned British Pop Art tropes to explore timeless, natural and ecological themes, drawing on influences ranging from Ancient Greek and Australian Aboriginal history to the writing of James Joyce and W. B Yeats among many others. Fabricated through hand-building, burning, branding and painting wood, Tilson's works connect with natural materials on various time ...