Accession Number
1983.47.1
Title
a/Avec Antoni Tapies (Varanasi)
Object Type
print
Artist
Ikeda, Ryoji
View People Details »Date Made
1980
Culture/Nationality
Japanese
Materials
ink on paper; etching
Measurements
sheet: 79.2 x 53.3 cm; image: 53.9 x 26 cm
Description
Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled…
Ryoji Ikeda is known for the sense of mystery in his photographs. The viewer is allowed only a glimpse into an interior which they can never fully identify. His monochromes remove sections of a scene which is filled with solitary props. Light, perspective, darkness and formal emphasis on ink and material leaves the viewer with a sense of loneliness, decay, and a haunting ambiguity.
Edition Number
11/35
Credit Line
Purchase by the Art Acquisitions Committee, University Collections
Location
Print Study Centre
Citation
Page Citation for 1983.47.1 - a/Avec Antoni Tapies (Varanasi)
Page Citation
"1983.47.1 - a/Avec Antoni Tapies (Varanasi), University of Alberta Museums Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/11-4574. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.