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Canned Sunset

Photograph
1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A colour photograph depicting the bottom of a tin can on its side.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCanned Sunset (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
C-type colour print
Brief description
Photograph by Keith Arnatt, 'Canned Sunset', C-type colour print, 1990
Physical description
A colour photograph depicting the bottom of a tin can on its side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51cm
  • Width: 51cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Gallery label
  • Making It Up: Photographic Fictions (2018) Marta Weiss Arnatt’s background as a sculptor and conceptual artist is evident in his close-up photographs of objects found at rubbish tips. This richly coloured image depicts a sunset, a natural phenomenon associated with romance and beauty, formed from the detritus of human consumption.
  • Arnatt’s background as a sculptor and conceptual artist is evident in his close-up photographs of objects found at rubbish tips. This richly coloured image depicts a sunset, a natural phenomenon associated with romance and beauty, formed from the detritus of human consumption.(11/08/2011-27/11/2011)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1997
Collection
Accession number
E.2300-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
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