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Bridget Riley
Leap (2008)
Screenprint in colours, on Fabriano paper
84 x 45 cm
From the edition of 75
Signed & numbered in the lower margin
Printed by Artizan Editions, Hove
Catalogue raisonné: - Karsten Schubert 68 - Alexandra Tommasini & Rosa Gubay 68
Leap is a part of Riley’s ongoing Lozenges series. In line with the series' methodology, it
comprises organic, curvilinear forms formed by intersecting arcs and diagonal stripes.
Here, green dominates alongside pink, brown, and blue.
Riley’s carefully planned structure in Leap ensures that the figure/ ground relationship
between the colours remains ambiguous. The segmented colours overlap in such a way
that it is possible to read both colours alternately as figure and ground. Additionally, the
shapes recall the outlines of leaves or petals. Despite being non-representational, Riley
has previously expressed her great love for nature and the influence this exerts over her
artistic production. Hence, the artist’s forms suggest shapes and rhythms found in the
natural world. In an interview, Riley once justified her use of the curved form by saying:
“one cannot tackle the instability and infinite variety of colour relationships without
relying on some sort of formal backbone.” “By using twisted curves,” Riley states, “I
could bunch up colour sensations in a way that went further than the lateral groupings.
When colours are twisted along the rise and fall of a curve, their juxtapositions change
continually”.
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