Hockey stick blades from West Lions Park, London, 1965

Greg Curnoe inked pieces of hockey sticks as a printing block, then ran them through a press, transferring the ink to paper. If you look closely, you can see where nuts and washers had been taped to the blades for extra slapshot power. Curnoe is primarily known as a painter, but he also experimented with sculpture, video, photography and sound art. An ardent regionalist, he encouraged artists to find their muse from within their own everyday expe...