Untitled, 2010
White China clay on black card
101 x 143 cm
39 3/4 x 56 1/4 in
Framed: 104 x 146 x 6 cm
Framed: 41 x 57 1/2 x 2 3/8 in
Richard Long
b. 1945, Bristol, UK
Lives and works in London and Bristol, UK
Richard Long makes a striking image in Untitled using white China Clay and the most elemental of means, his own hands, demonstrating his primeval fascination with mark-making. “All my work is simple. I like the primal energy of just handprints or fingerprints. It’s like cave painting.” Known for creating works that trace his physical movement through space, Untitled emphasises Long’s preoccupation with the physical engagement of the body in his work.
Untitled, 2010 (detail)
Richard Long
b. 1945, Bristol, UK
Lives and works in London and Bristol, UK
Richard Long makes a striking image in Untitled using white China Clay and the most elemental of means, his own hands, demonstrating his primeval fascination with mark-making. “All my work is simple. I like the primal energy of just handprints or fingerprints. It’s like cave painting.” Known for creating works that trace his physical movement through space, Untitled emphasises Long’s preoccupation with the physical engagement of the body in his work.