To coincide with the display of his work in the ISelf Collection: The End of Love, Jim Lambie has created an edition of 40 hand-finished prints especially for the Whitechapel Gallery. Similar to his floor work, Zobop, Lambie has used bands of vibrant color to create a striking optical effect. Concentric circles give the illusion of movement or expanding space as they appear to reverberate outwards. Lambie, who is interested in music and pop culture, has created a kaleidoscopic image akin to the format of a phonograph record or a psychedelic rock n roll poster, as well as a pop art aesthetic alluding to the target paintings of Jasper Johns and Peter Blake.
Jasper Johns, Target (U.L.A.E. 147), 1974, screenprint in colors, on J.B. Green paper, the full sheet. Artwork: © 2024 Jasper Johns and ULAE / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Published by Universal Limited Art Editions A burst of color has been hand-sprayed by Lambie onto the center, or bullseye, of each print. Drips of paint have hardened in relief from the flat background, interrupting the optical illusion of the circles. The title of the edition, Sunspots, references similar visual phenomena: dark spots on the sun’s surface or a sensory blast on the retina from staring into bright light.
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Sunspots: three plates
2018
Three digital prints in colors with unique spray paint hand-finishing, on wove paper, the full sheets.
all S. 28 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. (72.4 x 55.2 cm)
One signed, titled and dated, all numbered 25/40, 26/40 and 33/40 in pencil on the reverse respectively, published by Whitechapel Gallery Editions, London, all framed.
Estimate
$1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $445
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