Tunnel of Rebirth
1977
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1977
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Tunnel of Rebirth is a 1977 by Wilks, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a strange, crowded tunnel with odd figures climbing stone steps. On the left, a naked man with a fish tail stands next to a woman in a dress. Above them, a wall holds tiny scenes of people in old-fashioned clothes. To the right, a giant feathered plant blocks part of the stairs, where a small cat sits near a tiny person. The artist packed the scene with tiny details, like the faces peeking from the wall or the cat’s quiet spot. The steps and shadows make the tunnel feel deep and mysterious. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines like this.
A 1977 drawing by Wilks depicts a cluttered interior scene filled with monstrous figures. The work was created as an illustration for Brian Aldiss's book *Pile - Petals from St. Klaed's Computer*, published in 1979 by Holt, Reinhard and Winston.
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This artist made a single 1977 drawing titled Tunnel of Rebirth. It’s a stark, linear piece that feels like a portal or a machine sketched in black against a white field. The title suggests rebirth or change, but the…
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