Test Card TV
Inspired by the block shapes and colours of the iconic BBC Test Card
Details of this piece
Title
“Test Card TV”
Dimensions
48" x 48"
Media
Mixed Media on Aluminium
Format
Original Painting
Frame
Black floating frame
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Price
£9950
Test Card TV
You can define an era by the TV. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, colour TV was fascinating. They had giant heavy screens made of glass, and you had to tune each channel by hand. I would eagerly watch the BBC test card, hypnotised by its various grey-scales and colour bars, which together appeared like an optical illusion. My paint marks in this piece are inspired by the block shapes and colours of the test card. Layers of coloured paint were applied, before being wiped away, leaving marks reminiscent of interference patterns.
Layers of coloured paint were applied, before wiping it away, leaving marks reminiscent of interference patterns.
Retro Collection 2019
Retro Collection
Sparked by a recent rediscovery of my old ghettoblaster, tv, camera, typewriter and cassette tapes, my new Retro Collection revisits my memories of these classic 1980s relics. Each piece in the collection takes one of these 80s symbols as their focal point, layering them with bold painted abstraction. Vibrant neon paint is dripped, poured and scraped over the metal reflecting a sense of the restlessness of the 1980s with its non-stop development of exciting new technologies
Paul Kenton, May 2019. Thoughts on Retro Collection
Inspiration
Where did the idea for a Retro Collection originate?
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