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Jack Goldstein — "It is purely about representation. It's the flip side of language. It's the image."
Jack Goldstein

"It is purely about representation. It's the flip side of language. It's the image."

A large-scale acrylic painting by Jack Goldstein, this work engages with the tension between visual imagery and linguistic meaning, inviting viewers to consider how representation operates independently of language. Goldstein's signature use of bold, graphic forms and luminous color fields creates a visual experience that resists verbal translation, existing instead as pure image. The work reflects his ongoing investigation into the nature of mediated reality and the seductive power of spectacle in contemporary culture.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 14, 2014

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Jack Goldstein, "It is purely about representation. It's the flip side of language. It's the image."

A large-scale acrylic painting by Jack Goldstein, this work engages with the tension between visual imagery and linguistic meaning, inviting viewers to consider how representation operates independently of language. Goldstein's signature use of bold, graphic forms and luminous color fields creates a visual experience that resists verbal translation, existing instead as pure image. The work reflects his ongoing investigation into the nature of mediated reality and the seductive power of spectacle in contemporary culture.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Text-Based Work, Postmodern Artist, Acrylic On Canvas, Cool And Detached Mood, Male Artist, Intellectual Mood, Cool Tones, Conceptual Art, Conceptual Painting, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Minimal Composition, Late 20th Century, Abstract, Postmodern Era, Text-Based Art

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