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Hans-Peter Feldmann — Lovers
Hans-Peter Feldmann

Lovers

A cut photograph of a couple in an intimate embrace has been carefully excised from its original context, isolated, and reframed by the artist himself. Feldmann's intervention draws attention to the act of looking and the cultural ubiquity of romantic imagery, transforming a found or anonymous image into a quietly charged object. The artist's frame underscores the tension between the personal and the mass-produced, inviting reflection on how love is constructed and consumed through pictures.

Medium
cut photograph, in artist's frame

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New Now Day Sale

February 29, 2016

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Hans-Peter Feldmann, Lovers

A cut photograph of a couple in an intimate embrace has been carefully excised from its original context, isolated, and reframed by the artist himself. Feldmann's intervention draws attention to the act of looking and the cultural ubiquity of romantic imagery, transforming a found or anonymous image into a quietly charged object. The artist's frame underscores the tension between the personal and the mass-produced, inviting reflection on how love is constructed and consumed through pictures.

Medium
cut photograph, in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

German Artist, Cut Photograph, Male Artist, Archival Medium, Conceptual Art, Collage, Altered Photograph, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, Intimate Mood, Photo Collage, Found Photography, Romantic Subject, Monochromatic, Framed Work, Black and White

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