Inverse Decay

© Jason Middlebrook

Inverse Decay

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Inverse Decay,

2002

Jason Middlebrook, born 1966, Jackson, MI; active Hudson, NY
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE)
2017-168
Fascinated by representations of decay and decomposition, Middlebrook employs a profusion of shapes and splatters of color to represent the creation of subatomic particles following a nuclear fission event. Here the visual language of abstraction signals the mathematical process of inverse beta decay, used by theoretical physicists to quantify the effects of atomic reactions occurring in such massive quantities and on such a minute scale that they can never be visualized.

Information

Title
Inverse Decay
Dates

2002

Maker
Jason Middlebrook
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE)
Medium
Pigmented inkjet graphic
Dimensions
image: 81.3 × 121.9 cm (32 × 48 in.) sheet: 90.4 × 130 cm (35 9/16 × 51 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Middlebrook
Object Number
2017-168
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, West Islip

Signatures
Signed and dated in graphite lower right: J Middlebrook 2002
Inscription
Editioned in graphite below image, at left: 11/20 Titled at center: INVERSE DECAY
Marks/Labels/Seals
Workshop blindstamp, lower left: ULAE
Culture
American
Type
mixed media, prints
Materials
pigment
Techniques
inkjet printing
Subject
biological concepts, physics concepts, lines (geometric concept), geometric patterns, abstraction

Purchased by John Middlebrook from Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) in 2005

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