One Small Step
One Small Step
Signed Print
Bridget Riley
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44 x 29cm, Edition of 300, Screenprint
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Meaning & Analysis
One Small Step (2009), by British Op-Artist Bridget Riley, was released in a signed edition of 300 screen prints as part of her ongoing Lozenges series. Riley pairs red and pink, bringing out the 3-dimensional aspect of the Lozenges’ pattern—as abstract form ‘escapes’ from a narrow frame.
In One Small Step, Riley’s curve-edged forms appear to be stepping out of the two-dimensional surface of the print, towards the viewer, emphasising the dynamism contained in her artworks. This print is reminiscent of the sculptures by the Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni Riley so admired. The work’s title is perhaps a nod to that movement, to the pink curve that bravely runs outside of the print’s concentric rectangles — as though it were pushed out by the flash of dark blue that sits securely in the middle of the piece. Moreover, in the title, Riley is no doubt referencing one of the most well-known quotes from modern history, serving as an intriguing reminder that humankind’s greatest achievements begin with a single, small step.
The three strong shades of this print, bold and unerring in line and breadth of colour, and wholly different from the more conscious use of colour in the artist’s earlier works, leave us to wonder what inspired the artful confidence of such a comparatively small image.