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Matthew Barney — Radial drill: OTTOgate: Jim Blind (fem.)
Matthew Barney

Radial drill: OTTOgate: Jim Blind (fem.)

A gelatin silver print by Matthew Barney, *Radial drill: OTTOgate: Jim Blind (fem.)* presents a haunting, cinematic image rooted in the artist's complex mythological narratives that blend bodily transformation, ritual, and industrial symbolism. The photograph is encased in a custom prosthetic plastic frame designed by Barney himself, reinforcing his signature approach of treating the frame as an extension of the artwork's corporeal and sculptural concerns. The work exists within the broader universe of Barney's obsessive visual systems, where materials and forms carry layered references to anatomy, constraint, and regenerative cycles.

Medium
gelatin silver print, in artist's prosthetic plastic frame

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Under the Influence

March 4, 2015

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Matthew Barney, Radial drill: OTTOgate: Jim Blind (fem.)

A gelatin silver print by Matthew Barney, *Radial drill: OTTOgate: Jim Blind (fem.)* presents a haunting, cinematic image rooted in the artist's complex mythological narratives that blend bodily transformation, ritual, and industrial symbolism. The photograph is encased in a custom prosthetic plastic frame designed by Barney himself, reinforcing his signature approach of treating the frame as an extension of the artwork's corporeal and sculptural concerns. The work exists within the broader universe of Barney's obsessive visual systems, where materials and forms carry layered references to anatomy, constraint, and regenerative cycles.

Medium
gelatin silver print, in artist's prosthetic plastic frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Photography, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Sculptural Frame, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Artist, Enigmatic Mood, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Silver Gelatin Print, Figurative, Black and White

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