Man
"Man" by Gilbert & George is a monumental work composed of six chromogenic prints housed in the artists' signature black frames, combining to form a boldly graphic, grid-like composition. True to the duo's distinctive aesthetic, the piece employs vivid, flat fields of color and stark imagery to examine themes of masculinity, identity, and the human form. As is characteristic of Gilbert & George's practice, the work blurs the boundaries between art object and the artists themselves, transforming representation into a provocative meditation on what it means to be human.
- Medium
- six chromogenic prints in artist's frames
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 10, 2016
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Andy Warhol
American · b. 1928
Warhol similarly employed bold flat colors, grid based photo compositions, and chromogenic print techniques to explore identity and masculinity, often fragmenting the human figure across multiple panels in a way that mirrors Gilbert and George's graphic visual language.
Bruce Nauman
American · b. 1941
Nauman's photo and video based self examinations of the male body share the same provocative and confrontational mood found in this work, using the artists own figure as raw material to interrogate identity and the boundaries between art and lived experience.
Nan Goldin
American · b. 1953
Goldin's large scale chromogenic print works examine urban masculinity, sexuality, and identity with the same bold unfiltered directness and figurative rawness seen in this piece, presenting the male subject within gritty contemporary social contexts.
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