Z-Stretch, from "The Elastic Membrane"

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Title	Z-Stretch, from "The Elastic Membrane"
Artist	Michael Kidner
Date	20th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Mixed Media, Multiple | Photolithograph

Size:

13 x 17 1/4 in. (33.02 x 43.82 cm) (plate)

Creation Place:

Europe, England

Culture:

Europe, England

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

Part I: Practical (Cross Stretch) is an example of the homemade computer used to create the images for the editioned work.Part II: Three photo etchings (Z-Stretch, Relief, Booby Trap) and three photo lithographs (Cut Fabric, Coathanger, and Nine Stretches) reveal the connection between the device used and the drawings generated by it.Part III: The Continuity Book, and the Notebook (printed in facsimile). The Continuity Book shows the evoluction rather than the end product of the idea. The Notebook was kept in 1978-79.Multiple: 1 box and lid: plywood and plastics; 35x45x7 cm. plus 1 model (paper, wood, plastic, and elastic; 34x44 cm.); 1 continuity book (28 leaves of photo drawings; col., 26 cm.); 1 facsimile notebook (unpaged, col., 21 cm.); 1 title page; 3 photo etchings (col., 24x49 cm); 3 photo lithgraphs (col., 24x49 cm.).

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from Gerson Lazar

Accession Number:

P.80.72.4

Artist:

Michael Kidner, British, 1917-2009

Role:

Artist

Nationality:

British

Life Dates:

British, 1917-2009

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009