Memphis Group's Nathalie du Pasquier shows new works in London exhibition
French designer and Memphis Group member Nathalie du Pasquier has created more than 50 new pieces for her first solo show in the UK in 25 years.
The From Time to Time exhibition, which is being hosted by Pace London until 29 July, features sculpture, paintings and drawings, all with the bold geometric forms and colourful contrasts that Du Pasquier's work is known for.
Her wooden sculptures resemble oversized chess pieces, and feature angular shapes reminiscent of buildings and other architectural elements. These are repeated in her still lifes.
Some of the paintings include additional 3D elements, such as doors that fold out, or grid-like sections that extend beyond the edges of the piece.
Du Pasquier has also painted graphic elements on the walls, which frame her works and echo their colours and forms. "Through the representation, I learned about looking and transforming what I saw into a painting," said Du Pasquier. "The abstract work is a different kind of position. I become a builder, an inventor."
From Time to Time is arranged around a central red room, which is hung with some of the designer's more historic abstract paintings, often including shapes that reference domestic objects.
Du Pasquier  ? who has described herself as a "painter who makes her own models" ? often creates these as 3D pieces before painting them in flat colour on canvas.
"The paintings in the red room are traditional still lifes representing abstract const...
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