Jim Dine

Faded Eyes in My Head

Maker

Jim Dine (American, b. 1935)

Title

Faded Eyes in My Head

Year

2009

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image/sheet: 121.9 x 101.6 cm (48 x 40 inches) (sight)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Gallery label for Richard Gray Gallery, a label with handwritten title and medium, and other framing and inventory labels on verso of frame. Inscribed in ink, recto LR: Jim Dine 2009

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the artist

Object Number

2014.41.2

Type

Exhibition History

Heads Up! Recent Gifts to the Collection
Jul 31, 2015 – Jan 10, 2016

Label copy

The drawing seen here belong to a series Jim Dine began in 2008, in which he portrayed his own face staring directly at the viewer. He emphasized the effects of age, including baldness and wrinkles, in exacting detail. Even his rough treatment of the paper’s surface seems to allude to the ravages of time.

Dine ties the practice of drawing to intense observation, and he sees self-portraiture, which he has practiced since the 1960s, as a reflection of his experiences and wisdom-in Dine’s description, “what life has done to the face.”

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Tombstone

Jim Dine (American, b. 1935)
Faded Eyes in My Head, 2009
Charcoal and pastel
Image/sheet: 121.9 x 101.6 cm (48 x 40 inches) (sight)
Gift of the artist 2014.41.2

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