Wood, Inyokern, California, USA

Series TitleGridded Still Lifes

Artist Graham Howe (Australian, born 1950)

Date1982

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 12 11/16 × 17 13/16 inches (32.23 × 45.26 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 7/8 inches (40.46 × 50.47 cm)

Credit LineGift of Graham Howe

Object number2020.4.4

SignedStamp on sheet verso, lower left, in black ink: "GRAHAM HOWE"; Signed on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Graham Howe".

InscribedStamp on sheet verso, lower right, in black ink with pencil: "Negative 1982 Reference Number 82/1109/57/A / Title: Wood Inyokern / California / Print 1982 / This print is number 8 from the original negative / ©1982 Reproduction of this photograph is prohibited / without the written consent of the artist."

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Edition/State/Proofed. 8

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DescriptionImage of pieces of wood cut into triangles; their harsh shadows are visible on the rough wooden surface beneath.Gallery Label

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To make this still life, Graham Howe arranged a group of wooden blocks on a piece of plywood to contrast the wood grain patterns. These forms, when placed in bright light, cast dark shadows. Once photographed, their kite-like shapes pull our attention to the surface of the print, flattening the sense of three-dimensionality.

Provenance

Given by the artist to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.

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