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Joe Deal

Indio, California, 1978

Description

Maker

  • Joe Deal, 1947-2010, American, (RISD Provost 1999-2005; RISD Faculty 2005-2009)

Title

Indio, California

Year

1978

Medium

Gold-toned gelatin silver print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gold toning,
  • gold toned,
  • silver print,
  • silver gelatin print

Dimensions

Image: 28.6 x 28.6 cm (11 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Photographs

Credit

Museum Purchase: Georgianna Sayles Aldrich Fund and Gift of James D. and Diane D. Burke

Object Number

2003.76.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

America in View

Landscape Photography 1865 to Now

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View

September 21, 2012 - January 13, 2013

Inspired by conceptual art, Joe Deal generally developed his work in series, choosing a particular location and adhering to a strict visual formula. As in The
Fault Zone, his landscapes were typically square in format, viewed from above, lacking a horizon, and empty of people. Edges and divisions in nature and the
landscape fascinated him, and the fault lines in California, though invisible on the surface, in many ways define that landscape. Using maps from the Los Angeles County engineering office that indicated where the fault lines were apt to be, Deal looked for sites that would metaphorically suggest volatility. The first image in the series is the only one that was actually taken on the San Andreas Fault; all others symbolically represent the fault lines with torn or disrupted terrain.

Related

Joe Deal

Backyard, Diamond Bar, California, 1980

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