Optical Study #1, 2011 - Spencer Finch
About the Work
About Optical Study #1
Spencer Finch's Optical Study photographs continue his exploration of the relationship between nature, science, and art. In these works, Finch layers images of water lilies—recalling Monet's famous Impressionist paintings at Giverny—over photographs of sky to create ...Read More
Spencer Finch's Optical Study photographs continue his exploration of the relationship between nature, science, and art. In these works, Finch layers images of water lilies—recalling Monet's famous Impressionist paintings at Giverny—over photographs of sky to create a sensory, rather than a literal, experience of nature.Read Less
About the Artist
About Spencer Finch
In his installations and works on paper, Finch attempts to depict the most elusive of subjects and continually explores the nature of color, light, memory ...Read More
In his installations and works on paper, Finch attempts to depict the most elusive of subjects and continually explores the nature of color, light, memory, and perception. Incorporating the scientific method into his work, Finch takes measures to ensure accuracy of representation, using devices like a colorimeter—which reads the average color and temperature of light—and precise measurements of time and conditions; however, despite his efforts, definitive results and empirical truths prove illusory. Instead, his industrial means reach a poetic end, and the works operate in the gap between the objectivity of scientific data and the subjectivity of creative expression.Read Less
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Framed chromogenic print.Dimensions
This work comes in a frame measuring 23.375" x 31.25".Shipping
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