{"product_id":"john-mitchell-palladium-diptych-ad-ab-2001-ink-on-paper","title":"John Mitchell 'Palladium Diptych ad:ab' 2001 Ink on Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mitchell (1942-2014)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalladium Diptych ad:ab, 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrint on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish artist John Mitchell developed a distinctive approach to abstract art, exploring the relationship between mathematics, geometry and colour. His paintings, drawings and sculptures were often developed through carefully calculated systems of proportion, particularly the Fibonacci sequence, in which each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Mitchell studied at Kingston College of Art before beginning a long career combining his own artistic practice with teaching. He taught at Coventry College of Art and Stourbridge School of Art, before being appointed Gregory Fellow in Painting at the University of Leeds in 1978. He was the final artist to receive this prestigious fellowship, which had previously been awarded to artists including Terry Frost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work attracted considerable attention during the 1970s and 1980s, with exhibitions at Camden Arts Centre, the Serpentine Gallery in London and Galerie Swart in Amsterdam. He later became Senior Research Fellow in Fine Art at Cardiff School of Art and continued teaching at Wimbledon School of Art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough his work was rooted in mathematical systems, Mitchell was equally interested in the unpredictable relationships between colour, form and space. The calculations provided a structure within which more intuitive decisions could be made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade in 2001, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalladium Diptych ad:ab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together two closely related geometric compositions. Both share a distinctive stepped perimeter, but their internal arrangements differ. The left-hand form is punctuated by four triangular spaces, while the right has a more enclosed centre. Placed alongside one another, they explore the relationship between positive and negative space, a recurring concern throughout Mitchell’s career.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMitchell worked from his studio overlooking Newlyn Harbour in Cornwall, where he continued developing his ideas about proportion and abstraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work is represented in public collections including the Arts Council Collection, Leeds Art Gallery and the University of Leeds Art Collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e John Mitchell (1942-2014)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Palladium Diptych ad:ab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedium:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Print on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e UK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Framed 25.5 × 29 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"a fold of chairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60185328255360,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/3093\/files\/DSCF9891.jpg?v=1793274087","url":"https:\/\/www.afoldofchairs.com\/products\/john-mitchell-palladium-diptych-ad-ab-2001-ink-on-paper","provider":"a fold of chairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}