Lapse
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Lapse is a 2001 by David Rhodes, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The work titled *Lapse* by David Rhodes is a portrait-format drawing composed of three overlaid loops of coloured pigment on a red ground. It reflects the artist’s engagement with spatial relationships and the passage of time through its looping forms. The piece relates to themes of travel, revisiting, and the layering of experiences, as suggested by Rhodes’ own descriptions and his frequent returns to Venice. The title implies an interval or repetition, aligning with the drawing’s minimal, looping structure.
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David Rhodes made drawings in the 2000s that feel quiet and precise. In Lapse, thin pencil lines coil across the page, building up subtle shapes without fuss. The marks sit close to the edge of the paper, leaving plenty…
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