A sequence of stones: Riesenbett II (floating), Großteingrab (floating) and Hünengrab II (floating)
Tacita Dean, 2009
Tacita Dean is the most important artist to have emerged from Falmouth Art School, and still regularly returns to Cornwall from her home in Berlin. She continually stresses the importance of her time in Falmouth, Cornwall and the influence it had on her work. This series of drawings was inspired by the rare and historic Cornish Quoits, as well as the ancient granite stones that are prominent in the rugged Cornish landscape. The painted dolmens float isolated in space, their rockÂ’s texture emphasized like a planetÂ’s surface. They assume a kind of monumentality and presence not possible in the original photograph. By showing the three images in sequence the dolmens continue to rise, with the right-hand image about to disappear. This is the first time Dean's works will be represented in Falmouth's collections.
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Title of artwork, date
A sequence of stones: Riesenbett II (floating), Großteingrab (floating) and Hünengrab II (floating), 2009
Date supported
2010
Medium and material
Blackboard paint, fibre-based print mounted on paper
Dimensions
1) 22 x 44 cm; 2) 23.4 x 44.8 cm; 3) 23.6 x 45 cm
Grant
17000
Total cost
39500

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