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Book cover of Bridget Riley: Venice and Beyond, with a painting of cream, blue, green and orange horizontal stripes. Published by Ridinghouse.

Bridget Riley

Venice and Beyond

By (author) Paul Moorhouse

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  • This volume accompanied an exhibition at Graves Gallery, Sheffield (18 February–25 June 2016) that chronicles the period of change which took place before, during and after Riley’s representation of Great Britain at the 34th Venice Biennale
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During the early 1960s, Riley’s black-and-white work employed elementary shapes to convey movement and light. Having tested this limited set of means, the artist incorporated colour into her paintings in 1967.

This volume accompanied an exhibition at Graves Gallery, Sheffield (18 February–25 June 2016) that chronicles the period of change which took place before, during and after Riley’s representation of Great Britain at the 34th Venice Biennale. Using Rise 1 (1968) as a starting point, the carefully selected group of paintings and works on paper from 1967–85 situate this important painting within its context.

Alongside over 30 full-colour illustrations, an essay by Paul Moorhouse explores how the adoption of colour informs developments throughout Riley’s ensuing career.

About the Author

Paul Moorhouse is a curator at the National Portrait Gallery.

Specifications
Publisher
Ridinghouse
ISBN
9781909932203
Published
1st Jan 2016
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding USA & Canada
Size
305 mm x 255 mm
Pages
56 Pages
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