1979 SAO PAULO BIENAL - CRATYLUS
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CENSORED NEWSPAPER 1969 Ian Breakwell (1943 – 2005) P3705 © The Estate of Ian Breakwell. All rights reserved. DACS. 2023.
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STUDY FOR 'CIRCUS' 1978 Ian Breakwell (1943 – 2005) P3702 © The Estate of Ian Breakwell. All rights reserved. DACS. 2023.
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FOR THE 5 VOWELS (E) 1976 Dom Sylvester Houedard (1924 – 1992) P3785
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FOR THE 5 VOWELS (A) 1796 Dom Sylvester Houedard (1924 – 1992) P3784
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FOR THE 5 VOWELS (U) 1976 Dom Sylvester Houedard (1924 – 1992) P3788
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UNTITLED 030470 1970 Dom Sylvester Houedard (1924 – 1992) P3780
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STUDY FOR 'THE ARTISTS DREAM' 1978 Ian Breakwell (1943 – 2005) P3701 © The Estate of Ian Breakwell. All rights reserved. DACS. 2023.
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HOW BIG WAS MY BEN 1978 John Furnival (1933 – ) P3714/A-E © The Artist
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WORDSCAPE 1 1970 Ian Breakwell (1943 – 2005) P3706 © The Estate of Ian Breakwell. All rights reserved. DACS. 2023
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GRAPHITE PAINTING 1 1976 Jeff Instone (1941 – ) P4204 © The Artist
British Commissioner: Gerald Forty.
Exhibiton selected by Tom Phillips and Henry Meyric-Hughes. The exhibition showed the work of six artists who work combined words and images in painting, works on paper and photographs. The artists were Ian Breakwell, John Furnival, Dom Sylvester Houedard, David Leverett, Jeff Instone and Tom Phillips. The title of the exhibition was described by Tom Phillips as ‘Plato, discussing the relationship between word and thing, gives to Cratylus the thought that words are the actualities of life and that things are merely the representation of words, their expression.’ A catalogue was published by the British Council. No ISBN.
Further reading:
Margaret Garlake, Britain and the Sâo Paulo Bienal 1951-1991, The British Council, London 1991 (ISBN 0 86355 199 X)
Collection Artist(s)
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.