"I use a lot of repetition. And it becomes a filmic way of talking because as you put the same image after the other, even though it’s the exact identical image, everyone sees something changing from one image to the next."
"Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe" (2004-2005)
"Mr. Terrific" from "DeLuxe," 2004-2005
Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inches
Edition of 20
Photo by D. James Dee
Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York, © Ellen Gallagher
Aquatint, photogravure, and plasticine, 13 x 10 inches
Edition of 20
Photo by D. James Dee
Courtesy Two Palms Press, New York, © Ellen Gallagher
"Some of the same characters appear in the grids of the ‘Deluxe’ prints as well as the paintings. One thing that the works have in common is that I think of them as built paintings. There’s very little paint ever in the work, but they feel very built."
- Ellen Gallagher
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