{"product_id":"artist-made-painter-s-palette-wall-light-1","title":"Artist-Made Painter’s Palette Wall Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThere’s something inherently romantic about an old painter’s palette. It is an object made entirely in service of another object — the painting — and yet, after enough years of use, it quietly becomes one itself.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particularly good example is dense with accumulated colour: dried reds, pinks, ochres and yellows laid over one another, interrupted by occasional flashes of green, blue and white. Some areas have been mixed almost back into the surface while elsewhere the paint remains in little geological deposits. It has the accidental abstraction of a studio floor or the edge of a well-used easel — colour recording the process of painting rather than the finished result.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConverted into a wall light, that relationship with colour becomes rather lovely. A simple metal fitting holds the palette away from the wall, creating a concealed space for the bulb behind it. The fitting itself doesn’t direct the light; instead the wall becomes the reflector, allowing a warm, diffuse glow to escape around the irregular edges of the palette and through the thumb hole. In the evening the palette becomes a darkened plane of colour surrounded by light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is perhaps something faintly Turner-ish in the idea, rather than the appearance: pigment and illumination becoming difficult to separate from one another. By day it reads as a wonderfully battered piece of accidental abstract painting; switch it on and the same object becomes something atmospheric and unexpectedly intimate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWired with black twisted fabric flex and an inline switch, it requires no hardwiring. The metal backplate mounts simply to the wall and the light can then be plugged into a standard socket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rather good meeting point between found object, painting and functional light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Artist-made wall light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original painter’s palette, metal fitting and brass lamp holder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWiring:\u003c\/strong\u003e Black twisted fabric-covered flex with inline switch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstallation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wall mounted; plug-in, with no hardwiring required\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulb:\u003c\/strong\u003e Positioned behind the palette to diffuse light against the wall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe palette is heavily marked and encrusted with accumulated paint from its original working life. This wear, residue and irregularity are intrinsic to the piece and very much the point. The lighting components are in good working order. Please refer to the photographs for detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProjection:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDelivery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQualifies as a smaller item. UK delivery via insured courier\/FedEx is available at checkout. International shipping is also available — please get in touch for a quote.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Disjecta Membra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60664866144590,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0791\/6201\/6078\/files\/IMG_0009_b4f7c9f8-b327-4dc3-a6d9-0300bfaffe30.jpg?v=1788533180","url":"https:\/\/disjecta.co.uk\/products\/artist-made-painter-s-palette-wall-light-1","provider":"Disjecta Membra","version":"1.0","type":"link"}