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Vija Celmins — Night Sky 1 (Reversed)
Vija Celmins

Night Sky 1 (Reversed)

A luminous expanse of deep, velvety darkness is punctuated by a constellation of faint stars in this intricate intaglio print by Vija Celmins. Working from a photographic source, Celmins employs photogravure, aquatint, photoetching, and drypoint to render the night sky with extraordinary subtlety and tonal depth on fine Hahnemühle paper. The "reversed" quality of the image inverts the familiar celestial view, transforming the cosmos into a meditative surface that hovers between representation and pure abstraction.

Medium
Photogravure, aquatint, photoetching and drypoint, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

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Vija Celmins, Night Sky 1 (Reversed)

A luminous expanse of deep, velvety darkness is punctuated by a constellation of faint stars in this intricate intaglio print by Vija Celmins. Working from a photographic source, Celmins employs photogravure, aquatint, photoetching, and drypoint to render the night sky with extraordinary subtlety and tonal depth on fine Hahnemühle paper. The "reversed" quality of the image inverts the familiar celestial view, transforming the cosmos into a meditative surface that hovers between representation and pure abstraction.

Medium
Photogravure, aquatint, photoetching and drypoint, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Night Sky, Intaglio Print, Photorealism, Printmaking, Contemporary Artist, Photogravure, Meditative Mood, Latvian-American Artist, Female Artist, Black and White, Astronomical Subject

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago