Untitled
1976
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1976
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1976 by Paul Neagu, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Paul Neagu made this untitled drawing in 1976. It’s a work on paper, one of 93 he gave to the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1999. The artist picked these drawings himself with curator Gill Saunders. Neagu often reused simple shapes like hyphens and stars in his art. This sheet shows his “subject generator” at work. You can trace how his ideas changed over time. Look up how Neagu taught others at the Central Saint Martins art school.
This drawing by Paul Neagu, part of a 1976 series titled *Cosmosizing Man*, consists of annotated diagrams exploring his recurring motifs, including the hyphen, the starhead, and the "subject generator." Created as studies for installations and performances, the work reflects Neagu's concept of generative art, which shaped his practice across nearly three decades. The sheet is one of 93 drawings donated to the V&A in 1999, selected by the artist and curator Gill Saunders to trace the evolution of his visual language. The interplay of forms and ideas across media is evident in the piece.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Paul Neagu (1938–2004) was a Romanian-British artist, born in Romania and living in England from 1970 onwards, who worked in diverse media such as drawing, sculpture, performance art and watercolor. He died on 16 June 2004 in London.
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