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Betsy Kenyon
Black White Photograph, Large Abstract Geometric Circles, Silver Gelatin Print

2020

$5,600
£4,267.30
€4,921.38
CA$7,953.67
A$8,545.78
CHF 4,584.79
MX$100,679.14

About the Item

This black white large-scale geometric photograph by Betsy Kenyon is one of a kind. There is no negative. Her unique darkroom photographs are silver gelatin prints, (chemical print on fiber-based paper). This work is framed with glass and a plain white frame. The artwork is floating in the frame, highlighting the natural curves of the paper. Betsy Kenyon’s work is a merging of different processes; using darkroom techniques as her medium, Kenyon blurs established lines between drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Each darkroom print is one of a kind, made without a negative. Each part of the image is a unique, split-second exposure/gesture where incremental advances become differences in tonal value and ultimately differences in a perceived visual space. Even though Kenyon’s works are produced chemically in a darkroom, Kenyon refers to them as “darkroom drawings.”
  • Creator:
    Betsy Kenyon (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 46 in (116.84 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2132213050522

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