Martin Morley

Designs for Theatre and Television

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Student work

Wimbledon School of Art

1963 -1966

Brother Bil, left and Bluebeard, above are the two projects I referred to in my piece about Richard Negri and how he could so accurately spot a false style. He was quite right: there is for more character portrayed in the simple suit than in the vapid expressionism of the ‘Bluebeard’ design. However, it is necessary to explore these avenues, even if they turn out to be cul de sacs.

‘Volpone’

By

Ben Jonson

For the first year the Theatre Design course focused on building up historical knowledge and a series of plays were tackled in historical sequence and the brief was to design them with theatrical flare but in the period that they were set -not written. ‘Le Malade Imaginaire’ repesented the 17th Century.

Although the painting technique is dreadful in the example shown I remember enjoying creating the atmosphere.