
What is New Topographics?
New Topographics is a term coined in 1975 by curator William Jenkins to describe a group of photographers whose work focused on formal black-and-white images of urban and industrial landscapes. Jenkins initially described their aesthetic as banal, but the photographers themselves argued that their compositions were as significant as those of natural landscapes, emphasizing the beauty in everyday, man-made environments.
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Ed Ruscha
Cash for Tolls 1 (from Rusty Signs), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Ed Ruscha
Cash for Tolls 2 (from Rusty Signs), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Ed Ruscha
Dead End II (from Rusty Signs), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Ed Ruscha
Dead End III (from Rusty Signs), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 20,000 - 25,000
Ed Ruscha
For Sale 17 Acres (from Rusty Signs), 2014
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 20,000 - 25,000

A body print is an art technique where the artist uses their body as a printing plate. This can be done by smearing grease, margarine, or oil on the skin, hair, and clothes, then pressing the body against a surface like paper. The oiled imprint is then dusted with pigment. Unlike a self-portrait, a body print explores two competing concepts of identity rather than capturing a likeness of the artist. The method emphasizes the physicality of the body while questioning the boundaries between self-representation and abstraction.
