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Slogans of Progress (2024) Photograph by YIBO WANG
42 x 58 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 37.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
£1,144.75
Artwork description
This photograph documents the skeletal remains of an emerging infrastructure. Massive concrete pillars rise like ancient monoliths from a vibrant, emerald-green protective landscape, creating a surreal and clinical visual rhythm.
The central focus of the piece is the vertical red banners adorned with bold, authoritative text. These functional slogans, intended for safety and management, are transformed into powerful graphic elements that punctuate the muted, overcast sky. The composition explores the intersection of human ambition, industrial discipline, and the temporary manipulation of the environment. With a rational and restrained aesthetic, this work invites the viewer to reflect on the monumental scale of modern construction and the linguistic framework that guides the development of the contemporary landscape.
Materials used:
Archival pigment print on fine art paper.
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 15
- Size: 42 x 58 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 37.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the back
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Tags:
#urban#red#architecture#green#industrial#minimalist#concrete#pillar#slogan#construction
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Artwork description
This photograph documents the skeletal remains of an emerging infrastructure. Massive concrete pillars rise like ancient monoliths from a vibrant, emerald-green protective landscape, creating a surreal and clinical visual rhythm.
The central focus of the piece is the vertical red banners adorned with bold, authoritative text. These functional slogans, intended for safety and management, are transformed into powerful graphic elements that punctuate the muted, overcast sky. The composition explores the intersection of human ambition, industrial discipline, and the temporary manipulation of the environment. With a rational and restrained aesthetic, this work invites the viewer to reflect on the monumental scale of modern construction and the linguistic framework that guides the development of the contemporary landscape.
Materials used:
Archival pigment print on fine art paper.
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 15
- Size: 42 x 58 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 37.5 x 50cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the back
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Architecture and cityscapes
Tags:
#urban#red#architecture#green#industrial#minimalist#concrete#pillar#slogan#construction