Phil
1976
Chuck Close's experimental approach to printmaking is evident in this 1976 rubber stamp work, part of his systematic exploration of the grid-based portrait format that would define his career. Executed during a pivotal period when Close was developing his signature photorealist technique, the piece demonstrates his interest in mechanical reproduction processes and their relationship to photographic imagery. Edition 946 of 1000, this impression was produced by A. Colish Press using a stamp created by Unity Engraving Company, and represents one of the final examples from the estate of publisher Bob Feldman, having never previously entered circulation.
- Medium
- Rubber stamp print on paper
- Dimensions
- Edition
- 946 of 1000
Notes
Stamp made by Unity Engraving Company, Inc. Printed by A. Colish Press
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Gerhard Richter
German · b. 1932
Richter similarly bridges photography and painting through systematic, grid based approaches to portraiture, using photographic source material to explore mechanical reproduction and the nature of representation in monochromatic and tonal works.
Andy Warhol
American · b. 1928
Warhol shares Close's fascination with mechanical reproduction processes and seriality in portraiture, using silkscreen printing to explore how repetition and process based techniques transform photographic images into conceptual art statements.
Vija Celmins
American · b. 1938
Celmins works with meticulous, process driven printmaking techniques that replicate photographic imagery with obsessive systematic precision, sharing Close's interest in how reproductive media and repetitive mark making reconstruct a photographic source.
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