Engraving on wood panel
- Signed and numbered by the artist at the back
- Published in the general catalogue of multiples by Joe Tilson, "Multipli 1964-2011" curated by Berardinelli.
Joe Tilson's Demeter is a wood sculpture created in 1981. This piece, engraved on a wood panel, showcases Tilson's exploration of natural textures and ancient symbolism. The artwork, featuring a leaf-like pattern arranged in a fan shape, embodies a tactile and organic aesthetic. The bottom part of the piece displays the name ??????? (Demeter) in Greek letters, alluding to the ancient Greek goddess associated with harvest and fertility. The sculpture’s rustic and tactile nature highlights the artist's connection to mythological themes and his affinity for combining text with natural motifs. Signed and numbered by the artist, this piece is part of a limited edition series, as cataloged in Tilson’s “Multipli 1964-2011.”
Joe Tilson (United Kingdom, 1928–2023) was a British artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. His work encompassed paintings, prints, and constructions, often incorporating vibrant colors and popular culture imagery. Tilson's art is held in public collections including the Tate Gallery, London; MoMA, New York; and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
WoodWood is one of the most ancient and versatile materials used in creating art. It has served as a base for paintings, brush handles, pens, and pencils, as well as for easels, wood engraving, woodcut, woodblock printing, and sculpting. Various types of wood, such as oak, maple, and pine, are commonly used in these artistic applications.
Engraving on wood panel
- Signed and numbered by the artist at the back
- Published in the general catalogue of multiples by Joe Tilson, "Multipli 1964-2011" curated by Berardinelli.
Joe Tilson's Demeter is a wood sculpture created in 1981. This piece, engraved on a wood panel, showcases Tilson's exploration of natural textures and ancient symbolism. The artwork, featuring a leaf-like pattern arranged in a fan shape, embodies a tactile and organic aesthetic. The bottom part of the piece displays the name ??????? (Demeter) in Greek letters, alluding to the ancient Greek goddess associated with harvest and fertility. The sculpture’s rustic and tactile nature highlights the artist's connection to mythological themes and his affinity for combining text with natural motifs. Signed and numbered by the artist, this piece is part of a limited edition series, as cataloged in Tilson’s “Multipli 1964-2011.”
Joe Tilson (United Kingdom, 1928–2023) was a British artist and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. His work encompassed paintings, prints, and constructions, often incorporating vibrant colors and popular culture imagery. Tilson's art is held in public collections including the Tate Gallery, London; MoMA, New York; and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
I think it's a mistake for painters or poets to get too involved in politics, any more than it makes sense for them to get swept up in being fashionable.
- Joe Tilson
One of the leading artists of the 1960’s British Pop Art movement, Joe Tilson has drawn from his own experience as a carpenter to create wooden reliefs and constructions, alongside prints and paintings. His earliest work was print-making; Tilson would craft unique prints on which he would paint directly, adding a handmade quality - he would often blur the lines between two and three-dimensional space, as evident in his Bela Lugosi Journal piece. Later in his career, Tilson began to widen his range of materials to include rope, straw and stone, all of which he used as a means to escape the constraints of time and culture by making use of pre-classical motifs for which he is now widely recognised. (Artist website)
Pop Art is an art movement that began in Britain in 1955 and in the late 1950s in the U.S. It challenged traditional fine arts by incorporating imagery from popular culture, such as news, advertising, and comic books. Pop Art often isolates and recontextualizes materials, combining them with unrelated elements. The movement is more about the attitudes and ideas that inspired it than the specific art itself. Pop Art is seen as a reaction against the dominant ideas of Abstract Expressionism, bringing everyday consumer culture into the realm of fine art.