Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave
Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave
Published 2019-10-24T15:25:51+00:00
PATRICK CAULFIELD
Although often referred to as a 'Pop' artist, Patrick Caulfield disliked being associated with that movement. Nevertheless, he shared with those artists a certain objective and dispassionate style in his art.
A resident of Belsize Park, north London, it was only natural that Caulfield (1936-2005) should choose to be buried in Highgate Cemetery.
But his memorial is a complete surprise. He designed it himself, and there is nothing like it anywhere. The letters D E A D are pierced through a sleek slab of stone, a stark statement of fact presented with the same objectivity as his paintings.
His memorial speaks tellingly about an impassive man who rarely showed his inner passions.
Text credit: https://highgatecemetery.org/visit/cemetery/east
Date published | 24/10/2019 |
Complessità | Very Easy |
Title | Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave |
Date | 2006 |
Period | Contemporary |
Medium | Stone |
Credit | Patrick Caulfield |
Record | https://highgatecemetery.org/visit/cemetery/east |
Artist | Patrick Caulfield |
Place | Highgate Cemetery |