Mary Webb
Red and green VI, 1974
Oil on canvas
74.4 x 74 x 3.9 cm
29 1/4 x 29 1/8 x 1 1/2 in
29 1/4 x 29 1/8 x 1 1/2 in
Red and green VI (1974) was selected for the John Moores Painting Prize, Liverpool in 1974. The painting of concentric squares, which slot into place with bold simplicity are framed...
Red and green VI (1974) was selected for the John Moores Painting
Prize, Liverpool in 1974. The painting of concentric squares, which
slot into place with bold simplicity are framed with a red edge. The
‘L’ shapes which make up the grid were created from a series of
collages made with black and white paper. In this significant early
work, she begins to deconstruct the grid – dismantling, cutting,
splicing and layering to create an endless set of configurations.
Webb is already exploring the formal elements and processes that
she will remain dedicated to throughout her career over the next
fifty years.
Prize, Liverpool in 1974. The painting of concentric squares, which
slot into place with bold simplicity are framed with a red edge. The
‘L’ shapes which make up the grid were created from a series of
collages made with black and white paper. In this significant early
work, she begins to deconstruct the grid – dismantling, cutting,
splicing and layering to create an endless set of configurations.
Webb is already exploring the formal elements and processes that
she will remain dedicated to throughout her career over the next
fifty years.
Exhibitions
Extended Square, Hales London, UK, 2021
John Moores Painting Prize, Liverpool, 1974