Western, High Plains Drifter by Simon Patterson60cm x 80cm 24" x 32" Discover more about this printIn this series of works, Patterson mimics wide-screen film technology and paints wide strips containing a grid of coloured blocks ranging through the colour spectrum into greys and blacks, which is in essence, the standard Kodak printing reference of colour patches and scales. Upon this, he imposes a well-known name. This particular painting was based upon Clint Eastwoods classic Western movie High Plains Drifter and in it, Patterson has stretched blocks of colour vertically while Clint Eastwoods name is squat and wide. Click these words to find similar printsAbout Simon PattersonOne of the best known works of Simon Patterson is The Great Bear, where he replaced the names of stations on the London Underground map with names of philosophers, film stars, explorers, saints and other celebrities. By transforming authoritative data with his own associations he challenges existing rationales.  |
