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PETER EATON GURNZ - BOUND PORTRAIT
Artist: Peter Eaton Gurnz (American, contemporary)
Date: 21st century
Medium: Mixed media—archival photographic print on translucent panels, bound with string
Dimensions: 169 × 115 cm
Description:
In this arresting mixed-media work, Peter Eaton Gurnz presents a fashion-inflected portrait fragmented across a grid of translucent panels. The image depicts a woman in a harness-like garment, her gaze steady yet enigmatic, her torso rendered with a balance of vulnerability and strength. A vivid streak of turquoise hair punctuates the otherwise muted palette, introducing a sharp accent of color amid the pale flesh tones and soft shadows.
The photographic surface is physically divided into rectangular sections, each panel bound together with coarse string, creating both a visual and tactile grid. The tied seams interrupt the continuity of the image, forcing the viewer to reconcile the disjointed parts into a whole. The layered textures of the translucent material and knots add depth, suggesting themes of fragmentation, restraint, and reconstruction.
Artistic Context:
Known for merging high-fashion aesthetics with conceptual presentation, Gurnz here moves beyond traditional photographic framing. The physical structure of the piece becomes integral to its meaning, transforming the image from a single photographic surface into an object with sculptural and tactile presence.
Artist: Peter Eaton Gurnz (American, contemporary)
Date: 21st century
Medium: Mixed media—archival photographic print on translucent panels, bound with string
Dimensions: 169 × 115 cm
Description:
In this arresting mixed-media work, Peter Eaton Gurnz presents a fashion-inflected portrait fragmented across a grid of translucent panels. The image depicts a woman in a harness-like garment, her gaze steady yet enigmatic, her torso rendered with a balance of vulnerability and strength. A vivid streak of turquoise hair punctuates the otherwise muted palette, introducing a sharp accent of color amid the pale flesh tones and soft shadows.
The photographic surface is physically divided into rectangular sections, each panel bound together with coarse string, creating both a visual and tactile grid. The tied seams interrupt the continuity of the image, forcing the viewer to reconcile the disjointed parts into a whole. The layered textures of the translucent material and knots add depth, suggesting themes of fragmentation, restraint, and reconstruction.
Artistic Context:
Known for merging high-fashion aesthetics with conceptual presentation, Gurnz here moves beyond traditional photographic framing. The physical structure of the piece becomes integral to its meaning, transforming the image from a single photographic surface into an object with sculptural and tactile presence.
