Painted Projection

Buky Schwartz, Painted Projection, 1977, closed-circuit video installation, dimensions variable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2014.10.1, © 1977, Ziva Schwartz

Artwork Details

Title: Painted Projection
Artist: Buky Schwartz
Date: 1977
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: dimensions variable
Copyright: © 1977, Ziva Schwartz
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums: video
Mediums Description: closed-circuit video installation
Classifications: Media Arts
Subjects: Abstract
Architecture Interior
Object — furniture — television
Object Number: 2014.10.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2014.10.1

Artwork Description

Painted Projection is a playful, closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation. Abstract geometric shapes are painted directly onto the floor and wall, confusing the televisual space and distorting the architectural perspective. The artist's intent is resolved as the camera presents a perfect cube on the monitor. Schwartz subverts the authority of the camera through the simplest of painted graffiti. The viewer's participation---standing inside the box, aware or not---critically completes the spatial illusion.

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