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Derek Southall was born in Coventry and studied at Coventry School of Art, Camberwell College of Art and Goldsmith's College. During the late 1950s and 1960s he initiated a radical new development in abstraction with his 'shaped' paintings, often on a large scale. In these he aimed to find a way out of his early Expressionist enthusiasm. 'Palindrome Shade' dates from the latter phase of this period. When exhibited in 1968 the size of the works was thought to demonstrate a complete lack of commercial intent. A palindrome is a word or phrase which when reversed reads the same. This work, therefore, possibly deals with the concept of reversible space while the second part of the title, 'Shade' refers to the colouring and the spacial movement within the work.
This is an interesting, if perplexing work. Southall said: "Paintings are not for simply looking at, they are for entering (I do not, of course, want to suggest some sentimental illusionistic 'space' – you take your brain with you.".
Title
Palindrome Shade
Date
1972
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 184 x W 213 cm
Accession number
wu0187
Acquisition method
gift from the artist, 1972
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signed
University of Warwick
Mead Gallery, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands CV4 7AL England
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