Additive Subtraction
Artist
Michael Bishop
(American, 1946 - 2016)
Date1981
MediumDye destruction print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (33.66 × 26.37 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 inches (35.38 × 27.61 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 inches (35.38 × 27.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael Bishop
Object number2017.42.54
SignedSigned, editioned, and dated on sheet verso, bottom, in black marker: "4/6 © Michael Bishop 1981";
Copyright stamp on sheet verso, bottom, in black ink: "Copyright Michael Bishop / all rights reserved / 1981'
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in black marker: ""ADDITIVE SUBTRACTION""
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 4/6
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of three burning taper candles (blue, red, and green) arranged on a wooden platform. The wax has pooled beneath the candles creating four distinct triangular sections of color.ProvenanceEstate of Michael Bishop;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Estate of Michael Bishop
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