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William Eggleston โ€” 1999-00/2002
William Eggleston

1999-00/2002

A large-format color transparency mounted in an illuminated aluminum frame, this work exemplifies Eggleston's mastery of transforming mundane, everyday subjects into luminous, richly saturated images. The backlit transparency heightens the vivid color palette for which Eggleston is celebrated, lending the image an almost cinematic glow. The use of light as both medium and subject reflects the artist's ongoing investigation into the democratic beauty found in ordinary American life.

Medium
Transparency, in aluminum light frame with electrical fittings,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 28, 2014

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William Eggleston, 1999-00/2002

A large-format color transparency mounted in an illuminated aluminum frame, this work exemplifies Eggleston's mastery of transforming mundane, everyday subjects into luminous, richly saturated images. The backlit transparency heightens the vivid color palette for which Eggleston is celebrated, lending the image an almost cinematic glow. The use of light as both medium and subject reflects the artist's ongoing investigation into the democratic beauty found in ordinary American life.

Medium
Transparency, in aluminum light frame with electrical fittings,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Serene, Color, Documentary, Architectural, American, Photograph, Urban, Modern, Light Box, Contemporary

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