James Rosenquist: Monochromes
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63pp. Exhibition catalogue. Very Good++ w/ sticker stain on top of a pg. Read more
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Title: Acquavella Contemporary Art, Inc. / James Rosenquist MonochromesExhibition held in: New YorkExhibition Dates: 10/4 - 11/11/05No. of Illustrations: 26No. of Pages: 65Rosenquist's monochromatic images, especially his black and white pictures, are like photographs or film stills. While working on billboards, the artist usually based his images on black and white photographs tacked to a story board. Such sources were then blown up in scale, recombined, and, when necessary, colorized. Rosenquist adapted such techniques for his serious studio practice, leaving a number of his early paintings in grisaille. Indeed, such images have figured prominently in his work throughout his career and are many ways central to it, especially in terms of their associations with photography.