Two Widths of the Epsilon Ring-Black and white version

Painting

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2018.16

Description

Shades of gray and green stripes against dark slate color.

Artwork Details

Medium

acrylic paint; oil paint; canvas

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum; Gift of Shane and Julie Campbell

Made/Created

Artist

Gundersdorf, Carrie

Date made

2006

Ethnography

Notes

American

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Location

Verso

Transcription

[Artist signature]

Notes

Inscription Type: Paint?

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

planetary bodies, extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), knowledge, psychological concepts, social science concepts, abstraction, forms of expression (artistic concept), artistic concepts

Hierarchy Name

Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name), Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)

Facet

Objects Facet, Associated Concepts Facet

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Astronomy, Outer space

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall; canvas

Width

36 in

Length

32 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

For nearly twenty years, Carrie Gundersdorf has mined scientific imagery and astronomical photography of the cosmos to create seemingly abstract paintings and works on paper. Considering what is visible or invisible to the naked eye and how the color spectrum is perceived in outer space, this work depicts the brightest ring, comprised of ice boulders, circling the planet Uranus. “Her work connects the field of art to the scientific exploration of the edges of empirical knowledge of the universe and the capacity for discovery and wonder. While attempting to observe and understand what remains out of reach, the pursuit ultimately reflects back on her, the observer and artist.” (artadia.com)