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Jack Goldstein

(Montreal, Canada, 1945 - 2003, San Bernardino, California)

Untitled

1986

Acrylic on canvas

84 x 84 x 6 in. (213.4 x 213.4 x 15.2 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of Stephen Friend

1992.43

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This painting, which resembles a digital image taken from a weather satellite or telescope, seems to depict a natural phenomenon such as a sun flare exploding in space, but the image’s actual source is unknown. Goldstein further confused its source, which he probably found in a science magazine, by adding geometric elements that make the image appear to be on a strip of film. Contributing to the mysterious, photographic feel of the painting, he applied paint using an airbrush to eliminate any trace of the human hand.

Keywords
Color
Acrylic
United States
Contemporary Art