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Untitled (Melissa's Hand and Thorns)

Untitled (Melissa's Hand and Thorns)

1988
(American, 1941-)
America, 20th century
gelatin silver print, gold foil, paper, and thread
Image: 66.1 x 63.8 cm (26 x 25 1/8 in.)
Herbert Ascherman, Jr., May Show Purchase Award for Photography, 1990 1989.395
© 1988 C. Pekoc
Location: not on view

Description

A draftsman and painter, Christopher Pekoc has been making collages since 1988. Photographs from his large inventory of images are cut, folded, scratched, drawn on, and perforated. Using a sewing machine, he stitches these together with materials such as coated paper, foil, and color photocopies. Many of the photographs Pekoc incorporates into his collages depict friends and acquaintances whose physical appearances intrigue him. In this mysterious, psychologically charged work, the artist uses images of thorns and a cut-and-sewn photograph of a solitary arm and hand (a favorite motif) to suggest human vulnerability.
  • Christopher Pekoc Entry Card to 1989 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Tom E Hinson. Catalogue of Photography. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced: P. 267
    Grove, Jeffrey, "From Neoclassical to The NEO Show", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 45 no. 01, January 2005 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8-9 archive.org
    Pekoc, Christopher, and Henry Adams. The Beauty of Damage: The World of Christopher Pekoc. Cleveland, Ohio: Convivium33 Gallery, 2008. Reproduced: p. 21
  • CMA, November 20,1996 - February 2, 1997: "Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art."
    Legacy of Light: Master Photographs from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 24, 1996-February 2, 1997).
    Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1991: "Christopher Pekoc: New Works," no exhibition catalogue.
    The Year in Review for 1989. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 6-April 15, 1990).
    CMA, Feb. 6 - April 15, 1990: "Year in Review 1989," CMA Bulletin, 77 (Feb. 1990), p. 68, no. 48.
    The May Show: 70th Annual Exhibition of Works by Artists and Craftsmen of the Western Reserve. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 28-August 6, 1989).
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