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Colin Self — Cinema Drawing No. 2
Colin Self

Cinema Drawing No. 2

Colin Self's "Cinema Drawing No. 2" exemplifies the artist's engagement with mass media and popular culture during the 1960s, a period when he was exploring the visual language of cinema and advertising. The work demonstrates Self's characteristic technique of combining photomontage, collage, and drawing to create layered compositions that interrogate the relationship between image, text, and commercial spectacle. Through this mixed media approach, Self investigates how cinema shapes perception and desire within contemporary consumer society.

Signed
Yes

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Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale

March 19, 2026

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Sold: $5,715

Lot 145

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Colin Self, Cinema Drawing No. 2

Colin Self's "Cinema Drawing No. 2" exemplifies the artist's engagement with mass media and popular culture during the 1960s, a period when he was exploring the visual language of cinema and advertising. The work demonstrates Self's characteristic technique of combining photomontage, collage, and drawing to create layered compositions that interrogate the relationship between image, text, and commercial spectacle. Through this mixed media approach, Self investigates how cinema shapes perception and desire within contemporary consumer society.

Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Christie's, London, United Kingdom

Related themes

Cinema and film culture, 20th Century, Surreal, Graphic Design Influence, British Artist, Commercial Imagery, Pop Art, Mechanical Aesthetic, Drawing, Figurative