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Stan Douglas — Intrigue, 1948
Stan Douglas

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

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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Stan Douglas, 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
Dimensions
overall: 75.2 x 69.5 x 4.4 cm
Year
2010
Edition
of 5
Seen at
Victoria Miro Gallery, United Kingdom

Related themes

Consumer Culture, Canadian Artist, High Art, Conceptual Art, Photorealism, Contemporary Photography, Appropriation Art, Representation, Black And White, Fashion Object, Digital Photography, Everyday Objects, Material Culture, Ready Made, Object Study, Contemporary Art, Commercial Aesthetics, Product Imagery, Still Life, Luxury Goods

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