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Scarlet Tesseract
Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, 1904–1975; born Cripple Creek, CO; died Hackensack, NJ
x1977-102 a-b
In conceptual geometry, a tesseract is produced by inserting one three-dimensional cube into another, creating a shape that can be perceived only when in motion. Here Cunningham gave visual form to this theoretical shape by screenprinting two-dimensional renderings of intersecting cubes onto two translucent plastic panels that are to be installed in a corner at a ninety-degree angle. As the viewer moves in front of the piece, the form resolves into a tesseract. In works such as this, the artist sought to create images from colors and basic geometric shapes that appear to change as the viewer interacts with them.
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Title
Scarlet Tesseract
Medium
Screenprint on two plastic panels
Dimensions
sheet (each): 76 × 76 cm (29 15/16 × 29 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Feiwel, for the William C. Seitz Memorial Collection
Object Number
x1977-102 a-b
Marks/Labels/Seals
Paper label on verso of each panel with name of printer and publisher; signature (Ben Cunningham) and edition in black ink
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