
Cassini 33
2009
Thomas Ruff's *Cassini 33* is a large-scale chromogenic print drawn from NASA's Cassini spacecraft imagery, in which Ruff transforms raw astronomical data into a richly saturated, almost painterly vision of Saturn and its surrounding cosmos. Through digital manipulation, he heightens color and contrast to blur the boundary between scientific document and aesthetic abstraction. The work is presented in the artist's frame, a deliberate choice that reinforces Ruff's ongoing investigation into the constructed and mediated nature of images.
- Medium
- chromogenic print, in artist's frame
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
March 9, 2018
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