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Matthew Barney — Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)
Matthew Barney

Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)

1994

Matthew Barney's *Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)* is a two-panel chromogenic print derived from his ambitious Cremaster film cycle, capturing the surreal and mythological visual language that defines the series. The work is presented in the artist's signature self-lubricating plastic frame, a material choice that reinforces Barney's ongoing preoccupation with bodily processes, containment, and the boundaries between organic and synthetic forms. Lush and otherworldly in its imagery, the diptych exemplifies Barney's ability to construct elaborate symbolic narratives that blur the boundaries between sculpture, film, and photography.

Medium
chromogenic print, in artist's self-lubricating plastic frame, diptych

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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych), 1994

Matthew Barney's *Cremaster 4: Field of the Ascending Faerie (Diptych)* is a two-panel chromogenic print derived from his ambitious Cremaster film cycle, capturing the surreal and mythological visual language that defines the series. The work is presented in the artist's signature self-lubricating plastic frame, a material choice that reinforces Barney's ongoing preoccupation with bodily processes, containment, and the boundaries between organic and synthetic forms. Lush and otherworldly in its imagery, the diptych exemplifies Barney's ability to construct elaborate symbolic narratives that blur the boundaries between sculpture, film, and photography.

Medium
chromogenic print, in artist's self-lubricating plastic frame, diptych
Year
1994
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Photography, Mythological Subject, Male Artist, Cinematic Imagery, Cool Tones, Conceptual Art, Postmodern, Sculptural Frame, Contemporary Artist, Enigmatic Mood, American Artist, Surrealist Imagery, Chromogenic Print, Figurative Art, Late 20th Century, Mythology And Fantasy, Surrealist, Diptych Format

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