Phillip King: Sculptor - ACE047.3

Further stages in construction. King’s VO says that it was looking at "certain parts of Open Bound, where it hits the ground" that inspired his current piece, these being "a layer of wood, a layer of mesh, wood again, then two layers of mesh next to each other, then wood, mesh, and wood again". His VO describes his intentions, saying that colour would help distinguish between the layers, and talking about the effects of the different levels, the use of mesh, and tilting the panels. Further stages in construction. King’s VO talking about colour, both natural and applied, how this affects the light on the object and the perception of form, and how it can give impetus to altering a work. Cutting away a piece of mesh. King’s VO talking about the function of the metal plates. He says that the need to paint some of the plates before the construction was completed meant that colour became dominant early on and altered the way in which he saw the work and caused a number of problems in the final stages. Views of the sculpture, Open (red blue) Bound (1973) outside the studio. King’s VO says he wants his work "to be essentially something of nature… not a metaphor for something else, but an identity being revealed". Credits.