Kate Fixing Her Earring

Artist Ben Gest (American, born 1975)

Date2005

MediumInkjet print

DimensionsImage and sheet: 52 7/8 × 39 1/2 inches (134.3 × 100.33 cm)
Framed: 55 × 41 1/2 × 2 inches (139.7 × 105.41 × 5.08 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2007.49.5

Signedverso: signed, titled, dated and numbered 5/8 on label on acrylic mount

Edition/State/Proofed. 5/8

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DescriptionImage of a woman seated in the front seat of a car, looking pensive, adjusting her right earring with her left hand.Gallery Label

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This close-up portrait of a young woman pulls the viewer into a confined, personal space. The woman’s expression remains mysterious and difficult to read as she adjusts her earring in the front seat of a car. Though the portrait may appear spontaneous, Ben Gest actually composed the image by stitching together many digital captures. This process allows Gest to create nuanced portraits than convey tension between intimacy and distance in psychologically-charged, everyday settings.

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