Madge Gleeson: Replica
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Artist(s):
Title:
- Replica
Exhibition:
- SIGGRAPH 1998: Touchware
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More artworks from SIGGRAPH 1998:
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Creation Year:
- 1997
Medium:
- Mixed media
Size:
- 48" x 65" x 8"
Category:
Artist Statement:
Replica is a spoof on the notion of authenticity in the digital environment. In this work, the contemporary still life of edible and fake pears nested in a plastic bag is directly captured in larger-than-life detail by the scanner. The humble plastic pear, which is one of the “sitters” for the piece, is almost forgotten as an intruder in the picture plane of the smallest frame. In the printed output, both edible and plastic pears are strikingly similar in visual appeal, and both are branded with stickers. Two modified eye-like quotation marks are used to add the artist’s brand to the still life and thereby to claim and append the content and history of still life to the piece. Lights mounted to the top of the larger image mock a form of museum display associated with value. They also reinforce the microscopic examination of subject. The smaller image is symbolically dependent on the larger for its illumination, just as all three elements are physically linked by hardware.
Other Information:
Special thanks to the SIGGRAPH 97 Guerilla Gallery for printing this piece.
All Works by the Artist(s) in This Archive:
- Madge Gleeson
-
None of Your Business
[SIGGRAPH 1995] -
Thin Slice of Life
[SIGGRAPH 1995] -
Mirror, Mirror
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Road Warrior
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
High Flyer
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Golden Parachute
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Endangered Species
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Artist's Garden
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
First Things First
[SIGGRAPH 1994] -
Blind Man's Bluff
[SIGGRAPH 1992] -
Frequent Flyer
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Endangered Species
[SIGGRAPH 1996] -
Rocking Circle C
[SIGGRAPH 2006] -
Replica
[SIGGRAPH 1998] -
My MeMart
[SIGGRAPH 1999] -
Facing Pages
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Illuminated Manuscript
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
98102
[SIGGRAPH 1997] -
Frequent Flyer II
[SIGGRAPH 1997]