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Before Tilson went to St Martin's School of Art in 1949, he had learnt carpentry and joinery skills at Brixton School of Building. In the late 1950s, following his studies at the Royal College of Art with his contemporaries Peter Blake and Richard Smith, Tilson began to make reliefs in wood, drawing on this early experience.These games-like structures involve words or emblematic imagery and represent the constructive impulse that Friedrick Froebel, the inventor of the kindergarten, recognised as being an important part of play. The link with childhood and the use of symbols in works like '1-5 (The Senses)' places Tilson's work within the Pop Art aesthetic, but the handmade look of the result affirms his rejection of technology and the consumer society that runs contrary to its underlying ethos.
Pallant House Gallery
Chichester
Title
1–5 (The Senses)
Date
1963
Medium
acrylic on wood relief
Measurements
H 233 x W 152.4 cm
Accession number
CHCPH 1490
Acquisition method
on loan from Colin St John Wilson, since 2004
Work type
Painting
Pallant House Gallery
9 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1TJ England
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