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John Buck
The Night Prism

2008

$5,000
£3,788.92
€4,416.17
CA$7,147.16
A$7,236.68
CHF 4,116.92
MX$87,948.30
NOK 48,664.10
SEK 48,408.45
DKK 33,011.95

About the Item

Color Woodcut, Edition 20. In “The Night Prism”, angled surfaces meander in an ornamental fashion delineating a human figure. This constructed body, the central motif of the print, is not meant to be an animated, mobile form, but a prism, a tool to refract or reflect light. A frenzy of activity occurs among the graphic elements in the background: air escapes from a balloon figure, multiple explosions detonate on the perimeter of a globe, surfaces appear to melt or sweat and wind blows. We seem to be witnessing a world gone wrong. The only active source of light in the print emanates from a candle burning atop a figure’s truncated head/mind. In darkness, one wonders, how can the prism work?
  • Creator:
    John Buck (1946, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2008
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 74.25 in (188.6 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Lyons, CO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3242993873

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