Simeon Barclay
2 Step, 2018
Transparent acrylic, powder coated steel
210 x 90 x 3 cm
82 5/8 x 35 3/8 x 1 1/8 in
82 5/8 x 35 3/8 x 1 1/8 in
SB0032
Copyright The Artist
Further images
A decorative panel covers the entrance to Gallery 3. It is a life size rendering of a detail from The Dance (II) by Henri Matisse which depicts a circle of...
A decorative panel covers the entrance to Gallery 3. It is a life size rendering of a detail from The Dance (II) by Henri Matisse which depicts a circle of dancers. Matisse’s painting has special resonance for the artist as one of the artworks he struggled to imitate when he was studying at night school. After recently seeing its sister painting in the flesh for the first time at MoMA, New York, he was struck by its’ sheer size and presence within the space: “it was as if it was in 3D, almost as if I could join hands and join in”.
In offering only a segment of the painting Barclay says he wanted “to imply movement, and the sense of space created by Matisse” and by leaving the room empty he suggests the space itself is needed to complete the full circle.
In offering only a segment of the painting Barclay says he wanted “to imply movement, and the sense of space created by Matisse” and by leaving the room empty he suggests the space itself is needed to complete the full circle.
Exhibitions
Simeon Barclay, 'Bus2move' 27 October 2018. - 3 February 2019, The Tetley, LeedsSimeon Barclay, 'Bus2move' 21 September 2019. - 9 November 2019, Workplace Foundation, Gateshead
