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Cremona, 1987

Photograph
1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Vasco Ascolini (maker)
Place of origin
cremona (made)

Ascolini uses architecture as the point of departure for photographs which are less like documents and more like abstract meditations. Nearly all indications of context and function are removed; buildings are framed in isolation and intensified by strong shadows. The result is a vague and dreamlike image.


Object details

Category
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
TitleCremona, 1987 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print
Brief description
Photograph by Vasco Ascolini, 'Cremona', 1987, Black and white image of a brick wall with an empty metal frame hanging on it.
Physical description
Black and white image of a brick wall (seen close up) with an empty metal frame hanging on it.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 33cm
  • Image width: 21.5cm
  • Sheet height: 35.5cm
  • Sheet width: 28cm
Size of image: 33 x 21.5 cm Size of sheet: 35.5 x 28 cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed, titled 'Cremona, 1987 - vintage' and annotated 'Kodak Elite Fine-Art Paper' on verso.
Credit line
Given by Vasco Ascolini
Summary
Ascolini uses architecture as the point of departure for photographs which are less like documents and more like abstract meditations. Nearly all indications of context and function are removed; buildings are framed in isolation and intensified by strong shadows. The result is a vague and dreamlike image.
Bibliographic reference
Vasco Ascolini, L'Ideo Metafisica, Tipolitografica Emiliana, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 1992, illustrated on p.26
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2305-1997

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Record createdApril 8, 2009
Record URL
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