Theo Schoon

Untitled (Mud) 4

Untitled (Mud) 4 by Theo Schoon

Artwork Detail

Theo Schoon was both painter and photographer. He used abstraction to strip the scene of extraneous details, and focus on the subtle effects of light, colour and texture of mud pools in various states of viscosity. The photographs contrast those of a tourist, which capture a spectator’s superficial glance. It is the unexpected – a detail, a texture or a fleeting patterncaused by a mud pool bubble bursting – that Schoon looked for while photographing.

Title
Untitled (Mud) 4
Artist/creator
Theo Schoon
Production date
Unknown
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
258 x 261 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1983
Accession no
1983/19/29
Other ID
1983/19/29/A
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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