Skip to Main Content

Smoke

2011
(American, b. 1963)
America, California, 21st century
computerized loom fabric. cotton, and polyester
Overall: 430 x 850 cm (169 5/16 x 334 5/8 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2011.203
Location: not on view
This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Download, Print and Share

Description

Smoke has been a recurring motif in Pae White’s work, and she has been exploring ways to capture its genuine qualities in various media. This monumental tapestry transforms the elusive motif into a physical image as if the clouds of smoke have been caught in the digitally woven structure. What White describes as the cotton’s "dream of becoming something other than itself" is a sensual play of questioning boundaries between different media, between the applied and fine arts, and between different physical conditions.
Smoke

Smoke

2011

Pae White

(American, b. 1963)
America, California, 21st century

See Also

Videos

Smoke In Process

Visually Similar by AI

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.