ArtistDean Kessmann
Detail #1-6 (Edy's Outshine Fruit Bars)
Date2016
MediumUnique archival pigment print
DimensionsEach: 33 1/2 × 23 in. (85.1 × 58.4 cm)
Image Size: 31 1/2 × 21 in. (80 × 53.3 cm)
Framed Size (Each): 38 × 27 1/2 in. (96.5 × 69.9 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2017.028.3a-f
ClassificationsPrints
Locations
- Rental Housing Commission (DHCD) (441 4th Street, NW 1140B N)
DescriptionThese prints are from a series called “Details: Utilitarian Abstraction.” Inspired by the process of breaking down cardboard boxes for the recycling bin, the compositions are determined by the placement of printer codes on the boxes. Here, the graphics are greatly magnified, resulting in the image quality breaking down in ways that remove the pieces from their printed source material. These artworks aim to make associations between high art and consumerism and expose the ways in which the graphic design and printing industries have collided with the visual language of fine art.
