Bridget Riley
Light Between, 1982-2004
Signed, numbered and dated in pencil
Screenprint in colours on wove paper
Sheet: 76 x 61 cm
Framed: 79 x 87 cm
Framed: 79 x 87 cm
Numbered 60 from an edition of 75
This luminous screenprint is a wonderful example of the "Egyptian Palette" that came to define Riley's work after a visit in 1979-80. Referencing ancient tomb paintings and the local landscape, it represented a bolder approach to colour than she had previously explored and was a stepping-stone to the increasingly exuberant palette that would define her later work. Rather than copying exactly the colours she had encountered in Egypt, she worked from memory, basing the work upon sensation and feeling. By embracing the simplicity of the vertical stripe, Riley allowed the work to become a purely visual experience.
'Light Between' had a particularly long gestation period, being conceived in 1982 but not editioned until 2004. "All my work is one thing, as it were" she wrote in 1978. Returning to earlier motifs, sometimes over a period of decades, is a natural aspect of Riley's process and is part of her way of pushing ahead. This piece was published by the artist on behalf of the Elton John Aids Foundation.
'Light Between' had a particularly long gestation period, being conceived in 1982 but not editioned until 2004. "All my work is one thing, as it were" she wrote in 1978. Returning to earlier motifs, sometimes over a period of decades, is a natural aspect of Riley's process and is part of her way of pushing ahead. This piece was published by the artist on behalf of the Elton John Aids Foundation.
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June 30, 2022
