Standfache I

1988

Frank Gerritz

Associated Names
Frank Gerritz

Artist, German, born 1964

The image displays a square shape filled with small, densely packed dots forming an abstract pattern. One dark dot is noticeably positioned in the upper right quadrant. The pattern gives the appearance of static or a snowy television screen, resembling the texture of rough concrete or speckled granite. The random distribution of dots creates a visual effect reminiscent of mist or a grainy photograph.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ink print in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 57.94 × 48.26 cm (22 13/16 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.143.5.1

  • Series Title

    Standflache I-IV

Associated Artworks

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The image consists of four rectangular panels with abstract patterns made from various shapes and lines. The first panel features a nebulous square filled with speckled lines resembling a textured stone surface. The second panel has an inner square resembling a faded picture frame or window on a sandy surface. The third panel is divided into two vertical rectangles with fuzzy edges. The fourth panel consists of a grid of nine smaller rectangles with rounded corners, resembling abstract tiles or a pixelated mosaic pattern. Each panel presents abstract patterns encouraging viewers to draw connections to familiar objects through shape and texture.

Standflache I-IV

Frank Gerritz

1988

The image consists of a central square shape framed by a larger rectangular border, both rendered in a textured, stippled style. The design resembles a window or a doorway surrounded by a rough, grainy wall. The uneven distribution of dark and light tones adds depth to the geometric forms.

Standflache II

Frank Gerritz

1988

The image displays two large rectangular shapes filled with a textured pattern of dense black dots and specks against a white background. The abstract composition resembles worn-out pages of an ancient book, where faded ink has left behind faint imprints, suggesting pages facing one another. The artwork's symmetrical presentation and the linear division between the two shapes create a sense of balance, similar to open journal pages laid flat.

Standflache III

Frank Gerritz

1988

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stark Gallery, New York); Werner H. and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky, New York; gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: A / 51; lower right verso in graphite: 17/25 Gerritz 88'

Wikidata ID

Q76340155

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