Untitled (Eggs)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Sarah Hobbs explores the world of phobias and aspects of erratic human behavior in her constructed environments. Untitled (Eggs) is one of a number of works by the artist that focus on an obsessive gathering of selected objects. Here the viewer is drawn into the image by the seeming perfection of the eggs, which on closer examination reveal extensive flaws and cracks. Because the objects are presented approximately life-size, they relate directly to human scale, but humans are eerily absent from this photograph and similar works by the artist.
Caption
Sarah Hobbs American, born 1970. Untitled (Eggs), 2004. Chromogenic print, 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Edwin De T. Bechtel, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Putnam, by exchange , 2005.9.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2005.9.2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Untitled (Eggs)
Date
2004
Medium
Chromogenic print
Classification
Dimensions
48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
No inscriptions
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edwin De T. Bechtel, Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Putnam, by exchange
Accession Number
2005.9.2
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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