The Major Periods
1962 – 1965: Early Pop Paintings
As one of the original wave of Pop artists Gerald Laing produced some of the most significant works of the British Pop movement. His paintings reproduced images of popular heroes such as starlets, film stars, drag racers, astronauts and skydivers. His 1962 portrait of Brigitte Bardot is an iconic work of the period and regularly features in major Pop retrospectives alongside Lincoln Convertible from 1964, a commemoration of the assassination of JFK.
1965 – 1970: Utopian Abstract Sculpture
From 1965 Gerald Laing's painting evolved into abstract sculptures using the techniques and materials of car customisation - lacquering, spray-painting and chrome-plating on metal.
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1970 – 1973: Sculpture In The Landscape
A move from New York to the Highlands of Scotland in 1970 saw Gerald Laing's sculpture respond to the beauty, roughness and power of the surrounding landscape.
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1972 – 2010: Public Sculpture
Public sculptures include the the Bank Station Dragons; the Rugby Sculptures at Twickenham Stadium; the Cricketer at Lords; the Highland Clearances Memorial in Helmsdale, Sutherland and Axis Mundi in Edinburgh.
1973 – 1980: Galina Series
Inspired by the figurative sculpture of the First World War Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, in 1973 Gerald Laing began to model in clay and cast in bronze. The Galina Series and associated sculptures were his first works from this period.
1982 – 2007: Portrait Heads
Gerald Laing's portrait work includes heads and reliefs of Luciano Pavarotti, Andy Warhol, Paul Getty and Sam Wanamaker.
2002 – 2005: War Paintings
The Iraq war and the publication of images of torture at Abu Ghraib prison drew Gerald Laing back to painting for the first time in over three decades. The War Paintings series sees the starlets and all-American heroes of his early paintings take on new, more sinister roles.
2004 – 2011: New Paintings
Returning to the style and subject matter of his early pop art paintings, Gerald Laing's latest paintings feature media images of contemporary celebrities including Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss.
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Small Arch Screen
CR 209
1967 · New York
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, formica-veneered plywood boxes · 28 x 36.5
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Explanation of Arch Screen
CR 210
1967 · New York
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, formica-veneered plywood boxes · 11.25 x 10 x 4
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Gromer Somer Jour
CR 211
1967 · New York
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, formica-veneered plywood boxes · 4 units, each 33 x 70
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Rhodium Trace
CR 212
1968 · New York City
Rhodium-plated brass with Plexiglas, polished slate base · (edition of 10)
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Purple Trace II
CR 212a
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome-covered brass support, polished marble base
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Red Trace
CR 212c_dk
1968
Paint on steel and chrome, polished black marble base · 50 x 27 x 9
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Pied Plunge
CR 213
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and stainless steel, polished black marble base · 7 x 16 x 3 (edition of 10)
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Yellow Trace
CR 214
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome-covered brass, polished black marble base · 10 x 24 x 3.5 (edition of 10)
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Baby Doe
CR 215
1968 · New York City
Aluminium and lacquer and chrome on brass, marble base · Freestanding 86 x 29 x 8
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Nebuly
CR 216
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base · 39 x 9 x 4
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Vermont
CR 217
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base · Freestanding 85 x 54 x 10
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Gold Standard
CR 219
1968 · New York
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base · 9 x 22 x 17
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Pink Cloud
CR 220
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base30 x 15 x 74 ·
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Cloud Base
CR 221
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base30 x 15 x 74 ·
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Small Trace
CR 222
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base53 x 20 x 93 ·
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Grey Vermont
CR 223
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base85 x 25 x 225 ·
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Undercut
CR 224
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base51 x 18 x 187 ·
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Green Fall
CR 225
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base57 x 20 x 180 ·
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Loop
CR 226
1968 · London
Aluminium / lacquer, brass / chrome, marble base38 x 17 x 85 ·
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Fold
CR 227
1968 · London
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base62 x 7 x 78 ·
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European Gold Standard
CR 228
1968 · London (made to artist's specifications in Germany)
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brassApprox. 300 x 200 x 100 ·
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Gold Standard III
CR 231
1968 · New York City
Lacquered aluminium and chrome on brass, marble base · 47 x 48 x 14
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