Repetitious Threads

Work on Paper

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Repetitious Threads

Entry/Object ID

2019.38

Description

Black square on white paper. On black square are white squiggle shapes that cover the square.

Artwork Details

Medium

aquatint

Context

Valentine works with offset printing, creating multilayered, perhaps abstract compositions built on references and graphic elements from commercial advertisements, desktop publishing, or Internet culture. These references almost disappear, overtaken by vibrant, abstract hues that recall painterly gestures. In some cases, he creates collages from units or cut-ups of his prints.

Acquisition

Accession

2019.26-64, 72-78

Source or Donor

Browne Goodwin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Browne and Diane Goodwin

Made/Created

Artist

Valentine, Alexander

Date made

2015

Ethnography

Notes

American

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

Abstract (modern European style), European, collages (visual works), visual works (works)

Hierarchy Name

Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)

Facet

Styles and Periods Facet, Objects Facet

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Graphic design, Abstract prints

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

17 in

Width

14 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

43.33 cm. x 35.56 cm. x 2.69 cm.

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

14 in

Width

11 in