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Clock Hands with Squares

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Clock Hands with Squares
Clock Hands with Squares
Clock Hands with Squares

Clock Hands with Squares

Datec.1946
Artwork TypeTextile Summary
Catalogue NumberTEX 14
Mediaserigraphy
Papercotton
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The appeal of this design is its simplicity and clarity, yet at the same time the motifs remain unrecognisable and somewhat mysterious, like an ancient indecipherable script. The origin of the symbols is unknown; some bear a resemblance to surrealist motifs in Moore’s 1930s drawings, whilst others appear to be completely imaginary. Unlike the deep red background he used in the drawing, Moore chose a background of white with varying colourways for the symbols. The squaring of symbols also appears in the more complex textile drawing, HMF 2143, which was not put into production. This design was re-created without the squares, and set against the original deeply coloured background of the sketch, in TEX 19.
ExhibitionsPublished References
Clock Hands with Squares
TEX 14.2:S1
Clock Hands with Squares
c.1946
Clock Hands with Squares
TEX 14.3:S1
Clock Hands with Squares
c.1946
Textile Design for Clock Hands with Squares
HMF 2151
Textile Design for Clock Hands with Squares
1943
Clock Hands
TEX 19
Clock Hands
c.1946
Clock Hands
TEX 19.1:S1
Clock Hands
c.1946
Clock Hands
TEX 19.5:S1
Clock Hands
c.1946
Clock Hands
TEX 19.6:S1
Clock Hands
c.1946
Clock Hands
TEX 19.7:S1
Clock Hands
c.1946
Ascher Squares
PO 1947.01
Ascher Squares
17 December 1947 to 31 December 1947
photo: Sarah Mercer
HMF 82(43)
Study of Hands Holding Skein of Wool and Hands Holding Ball of Wool
1982
Two Hands and Parent Holding Child's Hand
HMF 2392
Two Hands and Parent Holding Child's Hand
1947
The Artist's Hands: Pebble in Left Hand
HMF 81(315)
The Artist's Hands: Pebble in Left Hand
1981