Artwork Page for Second essay page

Details / Information for Second essay page

Series Title: Metamorphoses

Second essay page

c. 2019

Anderson & Low

View all records in artwork set
Culture
America
Medium
text page
Credit Line
The Michael G. and C. Jane Wilson 2007 Trust 2024.45.4
Copyright
© Anderson & Low
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
?

Did You Know?

These 21st century images were inspired by photographs taken through a microscope by nineteenth-century British photographer Frederick Evans.

Description

Evans’s fascination with form and visionary translation of common natural objects resonated with Anderson & Low. They decided to rework images from their Chrysalis series, in which they used digital technology to transform earlier analog architectural views into large-scale, exuberantly patterned, and colored abstract images. In contrast, the Metamorphoses are delicate monochromatic images—intimately scaled salt prints, a complex printing process devised in the mid-1830s.
A vertically oriented print of black ink forms a dense, structured column on off-white paper. Six paragraphs of serif text are centered, creating a rhythmic block with crisp, left-aligned edges and ragged right margins. In the lower left corner, the names Jonathan Anderson & Edwin Low anchor the composition. The layout is minimalist, emphasizing the formal contrast between the dark, detailed type and the expansive, pale surface of the page.

Second essay page

c. 2019

Anderson & Low

America

See Also

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 fill out the appropriate request form linked below:

Update or Correct Artwork Information

Imagery or Rights for Non-Open-Access Artworks

Report a Website Issue

Further Questions About This Artwork