Stage
About this artwork
In 1997 Yass was commissioned by the Barbican Art Centre in London, to take photographs for display in the ‘Cell’ exhibition series. The works, entitled ‘Stage: Left’ and ‘Stage: Right’ depict the stage set behind the centre’s main theatre. Through a negative-positive process, the pulleys and stage machinery are presented as a vivid entanglement of blue and green. This screenprint is taken from a section of the transparency ‘Stage: Right’. The left side and bottom edge have been cropped to create an almost abstract image. This work is from a portfolio of prints by eleven different London-based artists, called ‘Screen’. The title is taken from the screenprint technique but also refers to the fact that most of the artists had worked with film or photography.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Catherine YassEnglish (born 1963)
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title:Stage
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date created:1997
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materials:Screenprint: 9 screens, plus varnish
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measurements:Image and paper size: 88.80 x 74.00 cm (framed: 117.00 x 86.60 x 2.80 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:GMA 4200 K
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Catherine Yass
Catherine Yass
Yass was born in London, where she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and at Goldsmiths’ College. Her distinctive photographic style began accidentally, when a colour film loaded incorrectly was processed as a negative. By combining a colour negative with a positive image in a single...