Compressed Detritus
Wall (Apex) 2017 is one of number of shed sections cast from pulped paper, detritus from Whiteread’s studio including exhibition invitations. Depending on the assortment of papers used, the resulting sculptures contain a rich array of colours. The artist used papier mâché for her very first experiments in casting and recently returned to this humble material to make small-scale framed sculptures, some of which have had paint applied in delicate patterns, a reminder of the artist’s beginnings as a painter.
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Taken at the Rachel Whiteread Retrospective, Tate Britain (September 2017 to January 2018).
Compressed Detritus
Wall (Apex) 2017 is one of number of shed sections cast from pulped paper, detritus from Whiteread’s studio including exhibition invitations. Depending on the assortment of papers used, the resulting sculptures contain a rich array of colours. The artist used papier mâché for her very first experiments in casting and recently returned to this humble material to make small-scale framed sculptures, some of which have had paint applied in delicate patterns, a reminder of the artist’s beginnings as a painter.
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Taken at the Rachel Whiteread Retrospective, Tate Britain (September 2017 to January 2018).