A few years ago I enjoyed the exhibition "John Piper in the 1930s - Abstraction on the Beach" at Dulwich Picture Gallery, so I was pleased to find another exhibition of his work this year at Tate Liverpool, featuring collages, and other mixed media artworks. This was one of the highlights of our recent stay in this wonderful city, and a film about Piper's and Rutyens' designs for stained glass for the Catholic cathedral, prompted us to revisit this awe inspiring building!
In my own work using stamps in collages I have become familiar with subjects of stamps and noted that one of John Piper's paintings from 1940 also appeared on a British stamp issued in 1968,
the church of St Mary Le Port, Bristol badly bombed in WW2.
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| The Metropolitan Cathedral was also the subject of a stamp as part of the British Cathedrals series of 1969, with a value of 1/6d. Pre-Decimal Currency. |
John Piper used all sorts of materials in his work, including matchbox labels, paper doilies, string, wallpaper, but as far as I know, never postage stamps. Visiting Liverpool and having seen this latest exhibition, some of the small craft moored in the Albert Dock also seemed reminiscent of vessels featured in some of his work. My own ship themed collages completed since seeing this exhibition, now also incorporate a few new materials, such as cotton and scrim for the rigging and additional painted elements.Matchbox labels? Not yet, but see my Ships page of www.rachelmarkwick.co.uk for latest collages. Thank you John Piper for the inspiration!
the church of St Mary Le Port, Bristol badly bombed in WW2.
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