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Follower

Photographer: Park, Christopher [Chris] · b. 1983Artist: Guild, Derrick, RSA · b. 1963

Follower

One of two C-type digital prints which form part of the artist’s Diploma Deposit. They were shot by Chris Park in situ in Gallery 6 at the RSA…

One of two C-type digital prints which form part of the artist’s Diploma Deposit. They were shot by Chris Park in situ in Gallery 6 at the RSA following the installation of the exhibition but before the catalogue went to print as one of them is reproduced in the catalogue. This shows a series of 10 identically framed paintings each in an oval mount, of a single tulip head, which were hung on the Gallery walls behind a circular wooden drop leaf table on a central column with arched feet, on which were arranged a series of tall cylindrical glass vases containing numerous cut tulips. The table was set on a raised white painted plinth and around its outer edges were suspended on cup hooks a series of wooden oval plaques. During the course of the exhibition the artist sat at a second smaller wooden hall table on turned and tapered legs on which a single straight sided glass vase containing cut tulips was placed. The artist sat on a more modern but traditional chair and applied paint to the petals of the cut flowers to imitate the natural variegated patterns. The action was recorded as a digital film by Sean Christie of the RSA staff [RSA 2017.100.4].

The work as first exhibited, included a series of 10 identically framed paintings each in an oval mount, of a single tulip head, which were hung on the Gallery walls behind a circular wooden drop leaf table on a central column with arched feet, on which were arranged a series of tall cylindrical glass vases containing numerous cut tulips. The table was set on a raised white painted plinth and around its outer edges were suspended on cup hooks a series of wooden oval plaques. During the course of the exhibition the artist sat at a second smaller wooden hall table on turned and tapered legs on which a single straight sided glass vase containing cut tulips was placed. The artist sat on a more modern but traditional chair and applied paint to the petals of the cut flowers to imitate the natural variegated patterns.

This pphotograph, alongside a frame doil painting, a second smaller digital colour photographic print of the installation and a digital film recording the installion constitute the artist’s Diploma Deposit; Follower is the first truly multi-disciplinary diploma work to enter the collection.

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