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Cory Arcangel — Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches. 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Red, Yellow", mousedown y=7600 x=8600, mouseup y=7850 x=8600
Cory Arcangel

Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches. 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Red, Yellow", mousedown y=7600 x=8600, mouseup y=7850 x=8600

This work is a large-scale chromogenic print depicting nothing more than a subtle, almost imperceptible gradient generated by Photoshop's default "Blue, Red, Yellow" preset, applied with a single, precisely documented mouse gesture. Arcangel exposes the invisible labor and arbitrary defaults embedded within commercial software, elevating a mundane digital action into a monumental, painterly object. The work's title functions simultaneously as both artwork and technical instruction, blurring the boundary between process and product.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist’s frame

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 11, 2014

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Cory Arcangel, Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches. 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Red, Yellow", mousedown y=7600 x=8600, mouseup y=7850 x=8600

This work is a large-scale chromogenic print depicting nothing more than a subtle, almost imperceptible gradient generated by Photoshop's default "Blue, Red, Yellow" preset, applied with a single, precisely documented mouse gesture. Arcangel exposes the invisible labor and arbitrary defaults embedded within commercial software, elevating a mundane digital action into a monumental, painterly object. The work's title functions simultaneously as both artwork and technical instruction, blurring the boundary between process and product.

Medium
chromogenic print in artist’s frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual, Minimalist, American, Chromogenic Print, Twenty-First Century, Colorful, Gradient, Digital Art, Abstract, Contemporary

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