"Frieze": A Lithographic Work by Els Patoor
This work that Els Patoor called "Frieze" consists of
ten lithographies placed next to each other in horizontal fashion and in
a sequence pre-determined by the artist. The size is considerable: Each
of the ten lithos has a length of 1.10 meters, resulting in an overall
length of 11 meters. The height of the work is 50 centimeters.*
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Frieze (this is part of the "frieze" or "ensemble" of 10 lithographies
lined up in a row; each litho is 110 x 0.50 cm)
| Here we see a "detail" or section of this large lithographic
work. In order to understand it, we would have to look at the entirety
of the work which, having to rely on a digital reproduction or on a number
of photographes placed side by side, will yield only a very insufficient
impression.
I will instead look at four consecutive parts which we
should imagine as being lined up, the first on the left, the fourth on
the right, the second and third in the middle.
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(The same "detail" or "section" as above, in larger size)
| Note:
* "Diese Arbeit 'Fries' ist eine Serie von 10 Lithographien (10 x 1,10m
x 0,50m) die eigentlich ein Ganzes formen."
[This work entitled 'Fries' is a series of 10 lithographies (10 times
1.10 meters times 0.50 meters) which form an organic whole.]
(From an e-mail by Els Patoor.)
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