01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings - With Footnotes, #142

MALCOLM MORLEY (1931–2018)

Navy Manoeuvres, 2016

oil on linen

101,6 × 127 cm | 40 × 50 inches

Private collection

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Naval tactics are distinct from naval strategy. Naval tactics are concerned with the movements a commander makes in battle, typically in the presence of the enemy. Naval strategy concerns the overall strategy for achieving victory and the large movements by which a Commandant and commander secures the advantage of fighting at a place convenient to himself. More on Naval tactics

Malcolm Morley, British, (1931–2018), London, United Kingdom, based in New York, New York, is best known for his hyperreal paintings and sculptures that pull subject matter from Old Masters, family portraits, current events, travel brochures, and other visual detritus. Using a grid system to transfer the images onto canvas—reminiscent of the Minimalist grid—he also transfers the borders, tears, and folds in order to foreground the objecthood of the image. Of his attempt to move beyond the strictures of photorealism, Morley says, “I make a handmade painting from a readymade.” Dissatisfied with merely reproducing the image, he draws from the vivid colors of Pop Art and collage techniques to further draw attention to the image as an object. More on  Malcolm Morley

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