Michael Craig-Martin, b.1941
Study for Box that Opens in 4 Directions, 1967
As in the rest of his oeuvre, Craig-Martin’s work plays with geometric shapes and everyday objects with meticulous simplicity. In ‘Study for Box that Opens in 4 Directions’, the artist has used a thin crepe tape, in place of drawing media, to evoke an almost sculptural sensibility. The pure lines appear to almost construct themselves forward from the pale isometric graph, rising slightly; adding another dimension to what at first appears to be a seemingly ordinary composition.
| Medium | Hand-applied black crepe tape on isometric graph paper |
| Dimensions |
Sheet size, 28.5 x 45 cm Framed, 40 x 60 x 4 cm |
| Credit Line | IMMA Collection: Purchase, 2011 |
| Item Number | IMMA.3339 |
| Out on loan | Michael Craig-Martin, Royal Academy of Arts, 21/09/2024 - 10/12/2024 |
| Copyright | For copyright information, please contact the IMMA Collections team: [email protected]. |
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