Picture "There is a place for us" (2015)
Picture "There is a place for us" (2015)
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limited, 95 copies | numbered | signed | screenprint on handmade paper | framed | size 93 x 93 cm
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Picture "There is a place for us" (2015)
Screenprint in 26 colours, 2015. 95 copies on handmade paper, numbered and signed. Motif size/sheet size 86 x 86 cm. Size in frame 93 x 93 cm as shown.
About David Spiller
David Spiller (1942-2018) studied painting at the renowned London Slade School. Besides his teacher Frank Auerbach, Spiller named Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet as artists who influenced him. Nevertheless, he clearly referred to Pop Art with the motifs he chose, their strong colours and clear contours in combination with snippets of text. Spiller borrowed the lines of text for his playful and cheerful works from his favourite songs. He thus adds a personal touch to the popular motifs.
His works are often exhibited alongside those of Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Jim Dine.
The field of graphic arts, that includes artistic representations, which are reproduced by various printing techniques.
Printmaking techniques include woodcuts, copperplate engraving, etching, lithography, serigraphy.