
Polka Dots no. 5, Providence, Rhode Island
A gelatin silver print from Francesca Woodman's exploration of polka dot patterns in Providence, Rhode Island, showcasing her experimental approach to form and composition.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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Photographs
November 23, 2021
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Artists in conversation

Yayoi Kusama
Japanese · b. 1929

Kusama is renowned for her obsessive use of polka dot patterns as a central visual and conceptual element, directly mirroring Woodman's exploration of dots as a structural and psychological device. Both artists use repetitive patterning to interrogate the boundaries between the body, space, and surface.

Cindy Sherman
American · b. 1954

Sherman works in gelatin silver and later photographic prints to create experimental, conceptually driven self referential imagery that shares Woodman's investigative approach to form, identity, and the photographic surface. Both artists treat the photographic print as a site of psychological and visual experimentation.

Barbara Crane
American · b. 1928

Crane's experimental gelatin silver print work frequently explored repetitive patterns, serial imagery, and abstract compositions in ways that closely parallel Woodman's formal investigations into pattern and surface. Her darkroom based experimentation with form and texture aligns directly with the tactile and structural qualities of this piece.
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