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Realism of low resolution

Author
Shiff, Richard
Document type
Article (journal)
Language
English
Source
Apollo. 1996, Num. 417, Vol. 144, 3-8, 10 ill. (1 col.)
ISSN
0003-6536
Abstract (en)
Analyzes works by Chuck Close (paintings, collage), Vija Celmins (paintings) and Jasper Johns (paintings). These artists choose realist subject matter, yet compromise its realism by giving it a quality of low resolution - an effect of graininess or texture inappropriate to or dissociated from the usual appearance and understanding of the objects represented. They use "digital" techniques to approximate reality's (mythical) analog continuity. Close, Celmins and Johns ignore the physical integrity of a real object, and respect instead a different reality - the materiality of the artist's chosen medium. Seurat's pointillist paintings are discussed as antecedent.
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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19970401-00259151

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