(Montreal, Québec, 1945 - 2003, San Bernardino, California)
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
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.