Winter Palace Name: ______________________ Topic: Egypt MF: Bridget Riley Bridget Riley – Winter Palace Bridget Riley is a famous British artist who specialises in ‘optical art’. In 1970, Riley visited Egypt and went to see the ancient tombs that reside there. She stayed at the luxurious hotel ‘Winter Palace’, which is referenced in The Secrets of a Sun King and would later give the painting the same name. Riley was interested in colours and created the beautiful painting from all the colours that she could see during her visit.
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Winter Palace
Name: ______________________
Topic: Egypt
MF: Bridget Riley
Bridget Riley – Winter Palace
Bridget Riley is a famous British artist who specialises in ‘optical art’. In 1970,
Riley visited Egypt and went to see the ancient tombs that reside there. She
stayed at the luxurious hotel ‘Winter Palace’, which is referenced in The Secrets
of a Sun King and would later give the painting the same name. Riley was
interested in colours and created the beautiful painting from all the colours
that she could see during her visit.
Extension
Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or
memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix
paint to achieve a greater range of colours.
Name: ______________________
Topic: Egypt
MF: Bridget Riley
Can you draw some of the things that Riley might have seen?
Magenta
Mustard
White
Black
Light blue
Extension
Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or
memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix
paint to achieve a greater range of colours.
Name: ______________________
Topic: Egypt
MF: Bridget Riley
Can you list some of things that Riley might have seen?
Magenta
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Mustard
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White
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Black
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Light blue
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Extension
Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or
memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix
paint to achieve a greater range of colours.
Name: ______________________
Topic: Egypt
MF: Bridget Riley
Can you list some of things that Riley might have seen?
Magenta
________________________
________________________
________________________
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Mustard
________________________
________________________
________________________
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White
________________________
________________________
________________________
_______
Black
________________________
________________________
________________________
_______
Light blue
________________________
________________________
________________________
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Extension
Create your own version of Bridget Riley’s Winter Palace using a setting or
memory of your own. You could use strips of card or even mix
paint to achieve a greater range of colours.
Name: ______________________
Topic: Egypt
MF: Bridget Riley
Can you identify the different colours and write down what Riley might have seen?