Image

Lucas Samaras

PhotoFlicks and PhotoFictions, 2005

Description

Maker

Title

PhotoFlicks and PhotoFictions

Year

2005

Medium

Installation comprising of 4, 432 iPhoto and 60 iMovie files on Mac Mini, presented with computer components, desk and chairs

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

72.7 x 90.2 x 59.7 cm (28 5/8 x 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches) desk

Type

Credit

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William G. Tsiaras

Object Number

2011.79

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Facing Artists

February 27 - July 31, 2009

Lucas Samaras has used his own image, some would say relentlessly, as a major subject in his work for more than fifty years. This piece demonstrates the continued richness of this subject for him. Most of the 4,432 images presented here are images of his own body, and those that are not document his surroundings in New York City, his home, and the studio within it. In fact, his presentation of the computer on a desk references the setup in his studio.

In his celebrated “ Photo-Transformation” Polaroid prints of the 1970s, Samaras shifted the photo emulsion to create incredible distortions in the image. The
iPhotos in this piece seem related to that practice, with the computer the consummate tool for alteration. This work exemplifies the obsessive, yet controlled,
aesthetic that characterizes his work in all media.

Use

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