Accession Code: wu0333w Title: Metamorphic Rocks, Tintagel Date completed: 1971 Medium: Prints Material: Screenprint Height (mm): 496 Width (mm): 713 Depth (mm): n/a Inscription: Signed and dated lower right. Numbered 5/20 Location Name: Senate House Location Description: Wellbeing Support Services Location Floor: 0

Ray Pearce's image of geometric forms makes use of a limited number of colours in bold blocks. This image, inspired by the landscape of Cornwall is a study which shows the strata of the rocks. Since the beginning of the century numerous artists have been attracted to live and work in Cornwall. St. Ives became a centre for the British avant-garde in the 1930s, with artists favouring Cornwall because of the beautiful landscape and the natural light.