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Vija Celmins — Untitled (web 2)
Vija Celmins

Untitled (web 2)

Vija Celmins renders an intricate spider's web with her characteristic obsessive precision, capturing the delicate geometry of silk threads suspended against a dark, atmospheric ground. The work exemplifies her sustained engagement with natural phenomena, transforming a humble, transient structure into a monument of painstaking observation. As with much of her practice, the image hovers between representation and abstraction, inviting the viewer to lose themselves in the hypnotic repetition of its fine, radiating lines.

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November 30, 2018

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Lot 28

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Vija Celmins, Untitled (web 2)

Vija Celmins renders an intricate spider's web with her characteristic obsessive precision, capturing the delicate geometry of silk threads suspended against a dark, atmospheric ground. The work exemplifies her sustained engagement with natural phenomena, transforming a humble, transient structure into a monument of painstaking observation. As with much of her practice, the image hovers between representation and abstraction, inviting the viewer to lose themselves in the hypnotic repetition of its fine, radiating lines.

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Related themes

Quiet Contemplation, Spider Web, Conceptual Art, Photorealist, Nature Study, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Latvian-American Artist, Meticulous Detail, Female Artist

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Collected by

Hamilton Selway Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago