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Cory Arcangel — Photoshop CS: 60 by 60 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Yellow, Blue", mousedown y=15000 x=2130, mouseup y=4680 x=3570; photoshop tool "Wand", click= y=9120 x=4780, tolerance=30; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=8790 x=1410, mouseup y=10770 x=16230
Cory Arcangel

Photoshop CS: 60 by 60 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Yellow, Blue", mousedown y=15000 x=2130, mouseup y=4680 x=3570; photoshop tool "Wand", click= y=9120 x=4780, tolerance=30; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=8790 x=1410, mouseup y=10770 x=16230

2013

Created by executing a precise sequence of Photoshop commands, this large-scale chromogenic print captures the visual output of software actions reduced to their bare mechanical instructions. Arcangel applied the program's default gradients—"Blue, Yellow, Blue" and "Spectrum"—using documented mouse coordinates, transforming digital tool operations into a finished artwork. The resulting image, mounted to Plexiglas in the artist's frame, blurs the boundary between process and product, revealing the hidden aesthetic potential embedded within everyday software.

Medium
chromogenic print mounted to Plexiglas, in artist's frame

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

May 17, 2017

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