Barbara Kasten
Construct A + A

Construct  A + A

© Barbara Kasten

Construct A + A
Construct  A + A
ArtistAmerican, born 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Construct A + A
Date1984
MediumDye diffusion transfer print
DimensionsImage: 24 3/16 × 20 7/8 in. (61.5 × 53 cm)
Sheet: 28 1/8 × 21 7/8 in. (71.5 × 55.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.3210
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionTextured and reflective, undulating and straight-edged, white and brightly hued—various forms come into play in Barbara Kasten’s Constructs. She shot this series of elaborate studio compositions with a large-format Polaroid that captures the sensuous, colorful surfaces of objects, most of which she fabricated. Kasten’s triangular shapes seem to tower like skyscrapers, and by carefully modulating the lighting over angled planes, she gave her more or less gray constructions intensely saturated hues. Kasten found inspiration in the Bauhaus principle of experimenting with materials and perspective.
ProvenanceArtist; G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica.

Bought by Manfred Heiting from G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, 2/23/1982.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, recto, bottom margin: 28/50 CONSTRUCT A+A Barbara Kasten [signed] 1984
Signed in black ink, recto, bottom margin: Barbara Kasten

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