Felt on screenprint on paper
Tate Collection
Works with images
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Legend Third
Purchased 1981
abstraction
actions: postures and motions
adults
arch
architecture
arm / arms raised
features
figure
figure
from recognisable sources
inscriptions
looking up
people
phrase
standing
symbols and personifications
paper unique felt screenprint
The Legend of the Third
image: 558 × 446 mm
support: 707 × 502 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07586</b> THE LEGEND OF THE THIRD 1976
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<br/>Inscribed ‘Jože Ciuha 76’ bottom right and ‘Legende...’ and ‘122/130’
<br/>Screenprint with collage, printed and published by the artist, 22×17 1/2 (55.8× 44.6)
<br/>Purchased from the artist (Grant-in-Aid) 1980
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<br/>Ciuha's work contains reference to folk art and decoration, and echoes of Buddhist art and Byzantine mosaics. He spent some years studying Buddhist culture in Burma. The use of lettering and applied gold leaf are characteristic of his work.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-26T00:00:00
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abstraction actions: postures and motions adults arch architecture arm / arms raised features figure figure from recognisable sources inscriptions looking up people phrase standing symbols and personifications