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His work spans conceptualism, minimalism and pop, without being easily categorised. He has a long-standing interest in drawing and has curated exhibitions including <i>Drawing the Line</i> (Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1995).  \r\n\r\nEarly in his career Craig-Martin's intention was, as far as possible, to remove self-expression from his drawings, and to achieve this he replaced pen and pencil with thin, flexible adhesive tape.\r\n\r\n<i>Proposal (bulb and watch)</i> is part of Craig-Martin's extended enquiry into the nature of line which began in the 1960s. It was made in 1992, the cusp of the YBA (Young British Artist) period which was led by his former students. 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In this drawing the very ordinariness of the bulb and watch focuses our attention on the extraordinary way they are represented – in schematic outline, and as though they are the same size. The ‘proposal’ of the title subtly draws our attention to the conventions and distortions inherent in artistic representation. \r\n\r\nLondon\r\nBlack and red tape on drafting film  \r\nPurchased from the Alan Cristea Gallery \r\nMuseum no. E.404-2011 \r\n","date":{"text":"10.2.2012","earliest":"2012-02-10","latest":"2012-02-10"}}],"partNumbers":["E.404-2011"],"accessionNumberNum":"404","accessionNumberPrefix":"E","accessionYear":2011,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-28","recordCreationDate":"2011-07-07","availableToBook":false}}