
Intrigue, 1948
2010
This digital fiber print presents a trio of glossy black platform heels arranged against a stark black ground, their reflective surfaces catching light to create dramatic highlights and shadows. The shoes, rendered in photorealistic detail, display the sculptural qualities of their chunky heels and rounded toe boxes, their material surfaces suggesting both luxury and artificiality. The composition emphasizes the formal and aesthetic properties of these everyday objects, elevating them through careful lighting and presentation into subjects worthy of contemplation. Working within a practice that interrogates representation, mass production, and consumer culture, Douglas transforms commercial product photography into fine art, engaging with strategies of appropriation and documentation that have roots in conceptual art and pop art traditions.
- Medium
- Digital fiber print mounted on Dibond aluminium
- Overall
- Edition
- 4 of 5
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Victoria Miro Gallery
Notes
Victoria Miro, Frieze New York 2026, Booth A07, May 13–17, 2026. Framed: 75.2 x 69.5 x 4.4 cm. Image: 45.7 x 45.7 cm.
For Sale — $25000
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