Some years ago, in May 2010, we were privileged to see one of DT's early 'Thames Detritus' works (see reference 1), so we were pleased yesterday to have the opportunity to see the latest addition to that collection at Hampton Court Bridge.
Notice especially the beautifully soft texture that she has managed to impart to the books by leaving them out in the rain. I suppose she must have hidden a cover somewhere, as one would not want them to get too soft, which would rather spoil the overall effect. Maybe she has done a deal with the trustees in the Palace over the River. There must be someone looking after the thing as the collecting tin (to the left of the work as illustrated) was empty. Note also the masterly way that she has managed to fold the grey blanket into the composition; far more difficult, I might say, than the straightforward replication of such folds in paint, as is to be found in the Renaissance masters. Or indeed in Hanoverian ones, to which I shall return in the next post.
Sadly, the mobile studio that she had been using for some little while while working on these works, sank during work on this one and the remains can be seen to the left of the detritus. We can only hope that, in due course, DT will be able to salvage another masterpiece for us from them. Perhaps it could become a floating feature underneath the proposed garden bridge, a few miles downstream. Lord Bullingdon, aka Bender Boris, to take note.
Reference 1: http://pumpkinstrokemarrow.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Couper+Collection.
Reference 2: http://psmv2.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/st-volodymyr.html.
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