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A.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)

Photograph
1982-84 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black and white photograph of a road with a gate and beyond it a castle


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin Silver Print
Brief description
Keith Arnatt, A.O.N.B. (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), 1982-4, gelatin silver
print
Physical description
Black and white photograph of a road with a gate and beyond it a castle
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 28.3cm
Gallery label
  • This series explores what Arnatt called the 'conjunction of "beauty" and "banality"'. As the title suggests, the photographs were taken around England in areas specially designated for their striking landscapes. However, the beauty of a place usually forms the background for the images. The real focus is on something unexpectedly everyday in the foreground, for example a pile of rubbish.(2009)
  • This series explores what Arnatt called the 'conjunction of "beauty" and "banality"'. As the title suggests, the photographs were taken around England in areas specially designated for their striking landscapes. However, the beauty of a place usually forms the background for the images. The real focus is on something unexpectedly everyday in the foreground, for example a pile of rubbish.(April 2009- April 2010)
Collection
Accession number
PH.174-1985

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
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