
Noses & Ears, Etc.: The Gemini Series: Two Profiles, One with Nose (B&W); One with Ear (B&W)
In this screenprint construction, Baldessari juxtaposes two abstracted profile silhouettes side by side, each distinguished by a single isolated facial feature — one bearing a nose, the other an ear — rendered in stark black and white. The work exemplifies Baldessari's signature conceptual approach, reducing human identity to fragmented anatomical details while playfully questioning how we perceive and reconstruct the human face from minimal visual information. The layered combination of BFK Rives and Lanaquarelle paper mounted to Sintra adds a subtle dimensionality to the piece, reinforcing the tension between flatness and form that runs throughout his practice.
- Medium
- Screenprint construction in colours, on BFK Rives and Lanaquarelle paper mounted to Sintra (as issued), the full sheet.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
June 7, 2017
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