Moon Dust
- Date
- 1994
- Material
- Acrylic
- made in
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 22 1/8 × 29 7/8 in. (56.2 × 75.9 cm)
framed: 25 1/8 × 33 1/8 × 2 in. (63.8 × 84.1 × 5.1 cm) - Credit Line
- The Thelma and Bert Ollie Memorial Collection, Gift of Ronald and Monique Ollie
- Rights
- © Allie McGhee
- Object Number
- 173:2017
NOTES
Allie McGhee drew attention to the physical manipulation of paint in this very tactile work. He allowed the layers to dry between applications, thereby achieving multiple surfaces and preventing colors from mixing. Some hues were applied with a brush, while others were scraped with a palette knife, revealing the texture of the heavy paper below. In addition, the artist used his finger to create spontaneously placed lines through wet paint at the bottom of the image. In this and other examples, the artist alluded to astronomy and the cosmos.
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