Two
ziggurats in the top section. The ziggurat
temple format, with its ‘stepped’ profile, originated in the Middle East around
200–500 AD. Following a long wait, they suddenly became very trendy again in the
Sixties! Major exponent was Joe Tilson
with a series of Ziggurat images during the course of the decade, e.g. Ziggurat
5, screenprint 1966:
Heart
beating, watch ticking, cylinders firing.
In 1969 it was becoming possible to anticipate the reality of a blurring
of lines between organic and mechanical/electronic functionalities.
In
the new world of funky science, will
a leopard be able to change his spots?
Yes,
Man is in space, but, happily, children still like to play very simply.
The
delightfully garish version of Pacific Standard Time shown below is an Artist’s Proof:
One of these
is currently (Summer 2015) available at Goldmark for £1,850.
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