Lucienne Day
In this painting I started with the fabric. It is designed
by British designer, Lucienne Day and is called Calyx dated 1951. Since sewing
patterns are plentiful from the 1950s, it wasn’t difficult to find one
suitable for the fabric.
I copied a photograph of Day and cut out one of the pattern
pieced in white paper trying to match the curves of the material design and the
structure she is leaning on to give the painting flow.
The style of fabric and wallpaper designs in the post WWII
years enjoyed the freedom of creating dynamic and stimulating patterns inspired
by art, architecture and science. And it was called “Contemporary” style.
The cartoons of Saul Steinberg, paintings of Miro and Klee,
and the mobiles of Alexander Calder influenced Day. Her design vocabulary was
imaginative, inventive, playful, and colorful and exhibited a high level of
artistic awareness.
Oil on canvas board
14" X 11"
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