Friday 10 February 2017

Joe Tilson - part 3

During the 1960s Tilson became one of the leading figures associated with the British Pop Art movement. Making use of his previous experience as a carpenter and joiner, Tilson produced wooden reliefs and constructions as well as prints and paintings.


Tilson's work has been exhibited regularly in solo shows throughout the world. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1985 and a full Royal Academician (RA in 1991. He lives and works in London and Italy.


For earlier works see parts 1 - 2 also.
This is part 3 of a 5 - part series on the works of Joe Tilson:


1968 5 Senses Made in Italy:


1968 5 Senses Made in Italy 'Ear'
screenprint in moulded frame 59.7 x 59.7 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 5 Senses Made in Italy 'Finger'
double-sided screenprint on perspex with moulded plastic frame 59.5 x 59.5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 5 Senses Made in Italy 'Nose'
screenprint in moulded plastic frame 59.8 x 59.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 5 Senses Made in Italy 'Taste'
screenprint on perspex 147 x 147 x 5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 5 Senses Made in Italy 'Taste'
screenprint on transparent polymer resin 42.6 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017


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1968 Air Mail Envelope
serigraph on vinyl 55 x 9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 Cut Out and Send II
screenprint 101.3 x 68.6 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 Software Chart
screenprint, perspex and silver foil 64 x 127 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 Transparency I, Yuri Gagarin 12 April 1961
screenprint on paper and perspex 121.9 x 121.9 x 5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 Transparency, Astronaut Seat (E)
silkscreen on acrylic, acrylic painted wood relief frame
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1968 Transparency, Che Guevara
screenprint on plastic and paint and wood 121.9 x 121.9 x 5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Letter from Che
printed papers, ink on paper, 2 metal paperclips and string on screenprint 101 x 60.3 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Bela Lugosi Journal A
screenprint 81 x 59.7 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Bela Lugosi Journal B
screenprint 97.8 x 63.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Ecology, Fire, Air, Water, Earth
screenprint
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Is This Che Guevara?
screenprint on paper, metal paperclips and pins on screenprint on paper 101.6 x 68.9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Jan Palach
printed paper and 2 metal paperclips on screenprint on paper 66 x 53.3 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Transparency Clip-o-Matic Eye
screenprint
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Transparency, Clip-o-Matic Eye
screenprint 71.1 x 51.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969 Transparency, Vellegrande Bolivia, October 10th
screenprint 71.1 x 50.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017
1969-71 G.e.o.m.e.t.r.y Puzzle
oil and canvas and wood relief 156 x 207 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 Vowels - A E I O U
screenprint and collage 74 x 48.9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 Bela Lugosi Journal II
intaglio on paper 78.7 x 51.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 Che Guevara
intaglio print on paper 78.1 x 50.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 He She and It II
intaglio 78.3 x 51.2 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 He She and It III
intaglio 79 x 51.6 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 Ho Chi Min
screenprint on paper, wood and string 103.2 x 70.2 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970 Muhammad Speaks
intaglio on paper 79.7 x 53 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970-71 Transparency, The Five Senses:
(Note: I only found four of the series)

1970-71 Transparency, The Five Senses 'Eye'
screenprint in moulded frame 60 x 60 x 5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970-71 Transparency, The Five Senses 'Touch'
screenprint in moulded frame 61 x 61 x 5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1970-71 Transparency, The Five Senses 'Touch' 
screenprint in moulded frame 61 x 61 x 5 cm© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1971 Transparency, The Five Senses 'Taste'
screenprint, acrylic paint, wood 202.7 x 202.7 x 7.7 cm
Museum Boijmans, Rotterdam
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1971-81 Mantra series:

1971-72 Eye Mantra
oil on wood relief 201 x 201 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1976 Pool Mantra
etching on paper, metal plate, string and pin 89.2 x 66.4 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1977 Earth Mantra
etching on paper, metal plate, string and pin 87.6 x 64.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1977-78 Seed Mantra
etching and aquatint on paper, metal plate and string 87.6 x 65.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1979 Air Mantra
etching and aquatint with collage 80 x 100 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1979 Eye Mantra
etching and aquatint with had-colouring and mixed media 74.3 x 83 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1979 Sea Mantra
etching and aquatint 87.2 x 96.7 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1979 Sky Mantra
etching and aquatint 87.4 x 96.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1979 Sun Mantra
etching and aquatint, collage of stencil plate, string and aluminium pin 87 x 96.6 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1981 Oak Mantra
etching and aquatint 105 x 76 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

Wednesday 8 February 2017

Joe Tilson - part 2

During the 1960s Tilson became one of the leading figures associated with the British Pop Art movement. Making use of his previous experience as a carpenter and joiner, Tilson produced wooden reliefs and constructions as well as prints and paintings.


Tilson's work has been exhibited regularly in solo shows throughout the world. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1985 and a full Royal Academician (RA in 1991. He lives and works in London and Italy.


For earlier works and a fuller biography, see part 1 also.
This is part 2 of a 5 - part series on the works of Joe Tilson:



1967 Sky 1
three dimensional screen print with vacuum formed and vacuum metallised objects 119.6 x 68.3 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Sky 2
screenprint and collage 120.2 x 68.5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Sky 3
screenprint and mixed media 97.8 x 6.7 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Transparency Clip-o-Matic Lips
screenprint on acetate film with metallised film 88.3 x 65.7 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Transparency, Empire State Building
screenprint 71.1 x 51.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Zikkurat I, Spectrum 1967
oil and acrylic on board 217 x 217 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1967 Zikkurat 7
oil and acrylic on wood 187 x 295 cm
Arts Council Collection, London
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017



1967 Zikkurat
oil and acrylic on wood relief 213 x 213 cm
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 A-Z Box:


1969 A-Z Box, Fragments of Oneiric Alphabet© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 A - Aperture Card
screenprint 74.7 x 50.2 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 B - Snow White and the Black Dwarf
screenprint 75 x 49.9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 C - Deaf and Dumb Alphabet
screenprint 74.9 x 50.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 D - Desire
screenprint 75 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 E - Erotic
screenprint 74.7 x 49.9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 F - Front Page
screenprint 75 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 G - Guillaume Apollinaire
screenprint 74.7 x 49.5 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 H - Ho Chi Minh
screenprint and collage 74.8 x 49.8 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 I - He, She and It
screenprint 74.1 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 J - James Joyce  1
screenprint 74.8 x 49.8 cm ( folded ) 149.4 x 74.8 cm ( unfolded )
 
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 J - James Joyce 2
screenprint 74.8 x 49.8 cm ( folded ) 149.4 x 74.8 cm ( unfolded )
 
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 J - James Joyce 3
screenprint 74.8 x 49.8 cm ( folded ) 149.4 x 74.8 cm ( unfolded )
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 K - The Death of Martin Luther King 1
screenprint 74.8 x 50 cm ( folded 74.8 x 100)
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 K - The Death of Martin Luther King 2
screenprint 74.8 x 50 cm ( folded 74.8 x 100 )
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 K - The Death of Martin Luther King 3
screenprint 74.8 x 50 cm ( folded 74.8 x 100 )
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 L - Letter from Johnathan Williams
screenprint 74.6 x 42 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 M - Memorial Issue
screenprint 74.2 x 49.4 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 N - Newsletter
screenprint 73.7 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 O - Oracle
screenprint 74 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 P - Prague Postcard
screenprint
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 Q - Questions
screenprint 75 x 50.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 R - Rhyme and Ritual
screenprint 74.5 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 S - Semiologie
screenprint 75 x 50.2 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 T - Tania la Guerillera
screenprint 74.7 x 50.2 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 U - Unknown Systems
screenprint 74.6 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 V - Vietnam Courier
screenprint 75 x 50.1 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 W - Wittgenstein and Muhammed
screenprint 74.9 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 X - Malcolm X
screenprint 74.9 x 50 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 Y - Yes
screenprint 74.8 x 49.9 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017

1969-70 Z - Ziggurat
screenprint 75.6 x 51 cm
© Joe Tilson. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2017