Corin Hewitt

Untitled # 34, November 9, 2008
2008

A vibrant, color-saturated photograph featuring a gradient background transitioning from blue to green to yellow to red. On the left side, there is a shadowy object with a glossy surface reflecting light, and a white card with a smear of dark substance, possibly paint or ink, below it. On the right, a textured, stone-like object with a jagged edge is placed on the red part of the gradient. The overall composition has an abstract, artistic quality.
A vibrant, color-saturated photograph featuring a gradient background transitioning from blue to green to yellow to red. On the left side, there is a shadowy object with a glossy surface reflecting light, and a white card with a smear of dark substance, possibly paint or ink, below it. On the right, a textured, stone-like object with a jagged edge is placed on the red part of the gradient. The overall composition has an abstract, artistic quality.

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Date
2008

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Inkjet print

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 × 20 15/16in. (43.2 × 53.2 cm) Image: 14 × 20 11/16in. (35.6 × 52.5 cm)

Accession number
2009.28.34

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee and the Henry Nias Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/34918

Part of a series:

Seed Stage

71 works

A still life composition featuring a variety of decomposing fruits and vegetables on a marble surface with strong shadow lines, suggesting sunlight coming through blinds. The image includes a partially framed photograph with colorful stripes at the bottom left corner, and the overall scene is captured within a white border.
A variety of colorful, spherical objects resembling planets scattered across a surface that is part marble, part dotted pattern, and part solid black, creating a visually intriguing composition that evokes a sense of a miniature solar system on a tabletop.
A still life composition featuring a variety of objects that resemble food items, such as a cauliflower, onions, and a pomegranate, alongside a brightly paint-splattered yellow rubber glove, all arranged on a dark tray. The background is blurred with indistinct shapes and colors.
A collage featuring various textures and patterns with a dominant central piece that appears to be a crumpled and textured material, surrounded by images and elements including polka dots, stripes, and photographic fragments. The overall composition is abstract with a mix of organic and geometric shapes.
Collage of various textures and objects including a gourd, sliced bread on a tray, and abstract patterns.
A photograph of two halves of a dried, wrinkled pumpkin with its seeds exposed, set against a backdrop with a black and white wavy line pattern. The image includes a border with printed text and numbers along the bottom edge.
A collage of various objects and patterns including a burlap sack, geometric shapes, and circular elements that resemble parts of machinery or lenses, presented in a chaotic yet visually intriguing composition.
A Polaroid photo capturing a section of a wall with pegboard panels displaying various items: two photographs, one showing a natural landscape and the other an urban scene, and a couple of kitchen utensils, including a pot lid and a slotted spoon, hanging from the pegboard. The bottom edge of the photo includes a handwritten note that is partially cut off.
A photograph of a mixed media art piece featuring abstract elements, with a prominent orange and yellow triangular shape that appears to be a three-dimensional object with a textured surface. The background consists of various geometric patterns and halftone gradients, suggesting a digital manipulation or collage technique. The image includes a watermark or text overlay at the top with technical details about the file.
A close-up photograph of various textures and materials, featuring crumpled metallic surfaces in black and orange tones, with a strip of colorful stripes intersecting the image diagonally. There are also white shavings scattered across the surfaces, and a portion of a grid-like pattern is visible on the right side. The image has a white border framing it.

Corin Hewitt
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