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New work by Matilda Downs
The golden section:
Leonardo da Vinci‘s illustrations of polyhedra in De Divina Proportione (On the Divine Proportion) and his views that some bodily proportions exhibit the golden ratio have led some scholars to speculate that he incorporated the golden ratio in his paintings.[29] But the suggestion that hisMona Lisa, for example, employs golden ratio proportions, is not supported by anything in Leonardo’s own writings.[30]
Salvador Dalí explicitly used the golden ratio in his masterpiece, The Sacrament of the Last Supper. The dimensions of the canvas are a golden rectangle. A huge dodecahedron, with edges in golden ratio to one another, is suspended above and behind Jesus and dominates the composition.[2][31]
Mondrian has been said to have used the golden section extensively in his geometrical paintings,[32] though other experts (including critic Yve-Alain Bois) have disputed this claim.[2]
A statistical study on 565 works of art of different great painters, performed in 1999, found that these artists had not used the golden ratio in the size of their canvases. The study concluded that the average ratio of the two sides of the paintings studied is 1.34, with averages for individual artists ranging from 1.04 (Goya) to 1.46 (Bellini).[33] On the other hand, Pablo Tosto listed over 350 works by well-known artists, including more than 100 which have canvasses with golden rectangle and root-5 proportions, and others with proportions like root-2, 3, 4, and 6
New Henry Moore Mother and Child
| Title | : | Mother and Child VII |
| Medium | : | Etching and Aquatint |
| Date | : | 1983 |
| Subject | : | Portrait |
| Condition | : | EXCELLENT |
Tim Greaves
Here is a beautiful drawing by Berlin based artist Tim Greaves. Check out his site for more examples. We have a bunch of collages and some drawings at the gallery.
Brand New Peter Blake ‘I Love You’
Just in, this is a brand new work from 2010 by Sir Peter Blake. Using gold leaf on the letters and diamond dust in the background it really looks amazing. As always feel free to give us a shout for further info.
Current Henry Moore Stock
Henry Moore’s show at Tate Britain runs until 8th August. With interest in Henry Moore running high now is the time to invest in one of Britain’s most important artists. Here is a selection of stock we have in at the moment. But we’re always selling and getting new works in so it changes all the time. For more info feel free to email us or pop by.
Art Helsinki
Let it not be said that we don’t get about! Orion Contemporary will be exhibiting at Art Helsinki in September:
Exhibiting most notably new work by Alex Gough:
Million Pound Print??
This print by Edvard Munch comes up at auction at Bonhams next week, estimate: £500-700,000!!! Extremely rare and hand coloured its expected to make big money. Further updates next week after the auction on Tuesday.
