Boston Public Garden, Red Flowers (from the series Selected People)
Artist
Pelle Cass
(American, born 1954)
Date2008 (printed 2013)
Mediumpigment print
DimensionsImage: 14 × 21 in. (35.6 × 53.3 cm)
Support: 17 × 21 15/16 in. (43.2 × 55.7 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Support: 17 × 21 15/16 in. (43.2 × 55.7 cm)
Mat: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Pelle Cass, 2013
Object number2013.27
DescriptionHorizontal swath of green grass with horizontal swatch of fuschia-colored tulips above it. Above that is a line of numerous pedestrians, many dressed in tones of pink and red. Flowering trees fill the top of the composition. Three figures in blue, hooded sweatshirts in foreground.eMuseum Notes
"Beyond matters of technique and subject matter, I hope to convey the eeriness of time, a feeling of Dionysian chaos, and a sense of play." (Pelle Cass).
In this vivid composition, it's a beautiful spring day and everyone is outdoors enjoying the Boston Public Garden. But is this particular path really so crowded? And why is everyone wearing red? By combining several exposures to describe exactly what happened in this spot over a period of time, the artist requires us to look carefully and suggests that reality is at least as strange as fiction.
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