Eric Thake 'Ecstasy' - Collected by Julie bright & vivid

Eric Thake 'Ecstasy' - Collected by Julie bright & vividEvery year, modernist Eric Thake would send his friends a hand made Christmas card. Original linocut prints, these cards have since become canonical, each observing a changing nation through one its most distinct voices. They also speak to Thakes inner world, with this particular work coming from the collection of his friend, revered writer and curator Ursula Hoff. Dated 1956, Ecstasy sees two sculptural figures dance until their arms break off. It is

searching for an evocation

her work is the embodiment of patience

Dimensions: 61 x 46 x 4 cm

the exposure to international contemporary art movements resulted in Nieto developing a personal style which interpreted “alebrijes” (brightly coloured Mexican folk-art sculptures of mythical creatures) through the prism of his aesthetic vision

Auguste is interested in beauty and myth

‘The Wedding’ is a superb find

A limited edition

undermining the theoretical and elitist nature of the art world

Dimensions: 37 x 34 cm

as well as a play on the reproduction that has become so ubiquitous in modern life

Dated circa 1953

Dimensions: 58 x 38 cm