Accession Number
2015/2.87

Title
Untitled

Artist(s)
Fabian Marcaccio

Artist Nationality
Argentine

Object Creation Date
1993-1994

Medium & Support
acrylic with collaged elements on canvas

Dimensions
20 1/4 in x 21 in (51.43 cm x 53.34 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Leonard Rosenberg

Subject matter
In order to question the medium of painting, the artist creates works that often contain elements of collage and other materials in additon to paint. Marcaccio investigates what painting can become in a contemporary era when the digital age is becoming more and more prevalent. With his new artistic movement, called "Paintants," he works to use pictorial, photo-based and sculpture composites in order to "emphasize time-space relations." This work fits into the broader trend in painting of neo-Baroque aesthetics in the 1990s and early 2000s. 

Physical Description
Acrylic paint on canvas with collage elements, including a wooden protusion on the right side, the left side painted to look like canvas, and a clear, thicker medium on the right side of the piece creating a multi-textural appearance. 

Primary Object Classification
Mixed Media

Primary Object Type
collage

Additional Object Classification(s)
Painting

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
abstraction
acrylic painting (technique)
collages (visual works)
wood (plant material)