Piper, John: Eye and Camera: Red, Blue and Yellow

In 1966 Piper exhibited the ‘Eye and Camera’ series of collaged figurative works which brought together fragmented and repeated images of semi-naked women (his wife Myfanwy!) layered over drawn or painted coloured backgrounds. This new subject matter shocked his regular audience but Piper’s real intention was to explore the power of repetition and the status of photography considered ‘second rate’ at the time. The resulting set of screenprints made further connection with the Pop Art movement. The screenprint is in excellent condition, signed and numbered from an edition of 150 and is simply and attractively framed. Artist: John Piper (British, 1903-1992) Title and date: Eye and Camera: Red, Blue and Yellow, 1980, (Levinson 317) Image size: 40.0 x 60.5 cms.