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Chapel Ceiling, Gloucester

Howard Bond

Artwork Details

Chapel Ceiling, Gloucester
1980
Howard Bond
gelatin silver print on paper
16 15/16 in x 14 in (43.02 cm x 35.56 cm)
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1982/2.65

Description

Subject Matter:

This photograph depicts the arched ceiling of a chapel in Gloucester, England, at such close range it is almost abstract in appearance. By eliminating nearly all contextual details, the photograph focuses attention on the gently curving X-shape of the ceiling seams, and the delicate tonal nuances of the building's materials. The only interruption is offered by the semi-circular dark brick arch at the bottom of the image. This is one of a series of ten photographs depicting English churches that Bond printed in 1980.

Physical Description:

Photograph of the intersecting lines of a ceiling.

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