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Ray Johnson โ€” Foot
Ray Johnson

Foot

A striking screenprint by the influential mail art pioneer Ray Johnson, *Foot* presents the human form reduced to one of its most elemental parts, rendered with the artist's characteristic blend of wit and conceptual intrigue. Johnson's use of the screenprint medium lends the image a clean, graphic quality that balances the mundane subject matter with an undercurrent of surrealist humor. Printed on wove paper with full margins, the work reflects Johnson's broader interest in found imagery and the transformation of everyday objects into vehicles for artistic and cultural commentary.

Medium
Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins.

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April 24, 2018

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Ray Johnson, Foot

A striking screenprint by the influential mail art pioneer Ray Johnson, *Foot* presents the human form reduced to one of its most elemental parts, rendered with the artist's characteristic blend of wit and conceptual intrigue. Johnson's use of the screenprint medium lends the image a clean, graphic quality that balances the mundane subject matter with an undercurrent of surrealist humor. Printed on wove paper with full margins, the work reflects Johnson's broader interest in found imagery and the transformation of everyday objects into vehicles for artistic and cultural commentary.

Medium
Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th Century, Neo-Dada, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Body Part, Mail Art, American Artist, Screenprint, Print On Paper, Pop Art, Works on Paper, Minimalist Composition, Neutral Tones, Figurative, Fluxus, Black and White

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