Morphogenic (Radial) (from the Morphogenic series)
Artist
Kelly Eckel
(American, born 1973)
Date2014-2015
Mediumphoto polymer print
DimensionsSupport: 30 × 22 1/4 in. (76.2 × 56.5 cm)
Frame: 34 × 26 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (86.4 × 67.3 × 3.8 cm)
Frame: 34 × 26 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (86.4 × 67.3 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Kelly Eckel, 2019
Object number2020.19.1
DescriptionVertical composition of torso-like bone structure shape in black and white. Butterfly wing patterns fill the shape.eMuseum Notes
Eckel’s hybrid creations begin with her own storehouse of images photographed in her studio and in her travels. Some are taken in natural history collections and some are made with her microscope. Her technique of using existing structures to create something new parallels her interest in evolutionary development, which also takes what exists and modifies it. “Understanding the dynamics of the world humbles me,” the artist writes, “and makes me want to have less of a negative impact on it.”
On View
Not on view
David Scheinbaum
1999 (printed 2006)
