signed, titled, dated 2004 and numbered 2/4 to a label on the reverse
34.75 × 27.5 in (88.3 × 69.8 cm) (image)
Auction Estimate:$3,000 - $5,000
Sale date:December 3, 2020
Price Realized
$2,400
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto
John Massey’s “Phantoms of the Modern” series was born out of the artist's process-based re-inhabitation of his childhood home. The home was designed by the artist's father, architect Hart Massey II, in the style of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was the artist's introduction to modern minimalist design which has influenced the stark aesthetic of his work.
This series explores the medium of photography through digital manipulation of still images of his childhood home and the confrontation of place entrenched within. Through these subtle manipulations of the rooms, Massey disrupts the notions of familiarity and place giving a nod to surrealist theory and practice.
