Manhattan Beach Looking North From Marine
Artist
Robbert Flick
(Canadian, born Netherlands, 1939)
Date1982
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 20 × 23 7/8 inches (50.8 × 60.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2660
SignedSigned on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Robert Flick 1982"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: ""Manhattan Beach, looking North from Marine"".
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower left, in pencil: "91-3-86" / "SU 008/90"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionGrid composed of 10 rows of 10 photographs. The two left columns depict a beach while the other frames are of residential buildings, parked cars, and intersections.Gallery LabelIn the 1960s, Robbert Flick became frustrated with making static, single-viewpoint photographs of the American landscape. Instead, he began using multiple images in a single work to convey the experience of moving through space.
“I was interested in rendering my photographic experience of Los Angeles and wanted to emphasize the process of that experience. Rather than framing a moment, it became important to acknowledge it.”
Copyright© Robbert Flick
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