The Mandala Castles...

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"Mandala Castles(City, Country, Mountain, Sea)", Peter Schmidt, silk screen with watercolors, 1979 (Collection of Alain D'Hooghe)

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These four paintings were among the last works made by Peter and were first exhibited at the Paul Ide Gallery in Brussels in 1980. The show called "More Than Nothing", featured collaborations between Peter and Brian Eno. Alain D'Hooghe, a very dear friend of the artist and the curator for this exhibit, has told me Peter's intention was to paint two more Mandala Castles, "Tundra" and "Desert". Peter's original castle line drawing, I believe, was loosely based on a childhood toy* which traveled with him from Germany to England, was then made into a silk screen, and formed the bones of each of these paintings.

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* Richter's Anchor Stone Building Sets or Richters Anker-Steinbaukästen, more on these in a future post...

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