Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave
Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave
3D
Published 2019-10-24T15:25:51+00:00
PATRICK CAULFIELD
Although often referred to as a 'Pop' artist, Patrick Caulfield disliked being associated with that movement. Nevertheless, he shared with those artists a certain objective and dispassionate style in his art.
A resident of Belsize Park, north London, it was only natural that Caulfield (1936-2005) should choose to be buried in Highgate Cemetery.
But his memorial is a complete surprise. He designed it himself, and there is nothing like it anywhere. The letters D E A D are pierced through a sleek slab of stone, a stark statement of fact presented with the same objectivity as his paintings.
His memorial speaks tellingly about an impassive man who rarely showed his inner passions.
Text credit: https://highgatecemetery.org/visit/cemetery/east
| Date published | 24/10/2019 |
| Complexity | Very Easy |
| Title | Patrick Caulfield 'DEAD' Grave |
| Date | 2006 |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Medium | Stone |
| Credit | Patrick Caulfield |
| Record | https://highgatecemetery.org/visit/cemetery/east |
| Artist | Patrick Caulfield |
| Place | Highgate Cemetery |
