Nicolas Baier

Petits riens, 2002

© Nicolas Baier • Photo: Nicolas Baier

Nicolas Baier, Petits riens, © Nicolas Baier • Photo: Nicolas Baier
Artist
Nicolas Baier
Title
Petits riens
Dimensions and medium
Digital chromogenic print mounted on composite support, 1/2, 394.5 × 395 cm
Origin
Gift of the artist
Artwork description
At first glance, Nicolas Baier’s monumental piece Petits riens resembles a large abstract painting. Hundreds of familiar domestic objects, each photographed and digitally manipulated, float across the surface to create the impression of an all-over painting. Tangled in a tight network, the objects can be read as purely abstract coloured shapes. Through a process of digital collage and montage, Baier subverts reality by blurring the boundary between painting and the photographic image.

See Also

Venetian Blind, 1970, printed of 2002, 24 Chromogenic prints, Edition of 3.
Michael Snow, Venetian Blind, 1970, printed of 2002 Venetian Blind, 1970, printed of 2002, 24 Chromogenic prints, Edition of 3.
Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
George Legrady, Double Talk, 1982 Double Talk, 1982, Tinted gelatin silver print, 3/10.
Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Alain Laframboise, Nicolaas, 1995 Nicolaas, 1995, 15 chromogenic prints.
Rescue Effort, 2007, Digital chromogenic print, 1/5.
Carlos & Jason Sanchez, Rescue Effort, 2007 Rescue Effort, 2007, Digital chromogenic print, 1/5.
Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978, Gelatin silver print.
Raymonde April, Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978 Je m’effondrai en larmes sur le lit, 1978, Gelatin silver print.
Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002, Chromogenic print, 2/10.
Edward Burtynsky, Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002 Shipbreaking No. 29, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2001, printed of 2002, Chromogenic print, 2/10.
Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992, Cibachrome print, 1/3.
Andres Serrano, Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992 Rat Poison Suicide (de la série « The Morgue »), 1992, Cibachrome print, 1/3.
Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Isabelle Hayeur, Blindsight, 2005 Blindsight, 2005, Digital chromogenic print, 2/5.
Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993, Chromogenic print and decals.
Joseph Kosuth, Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993 Cathexis No. 48 (de la série « Cathexis Series », 1982), 1982, printed of 1993, Chromogenic print and decals.
Debout sur le rivage, 1984, 9 silver gelatin prints.
Raymonde April, Debout sur le rivage, 1984 Debout sur le rivage, 1984, 9 silver gelatin prints.
Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Barbara Probst, Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006 Exposure #44, Barmsee, Bavaria, 08.18.06, 4:37 p.m., 2006, Inkjet print, 5/5.
Red Man, 2004, Inkjet print face-mounted on plexiglass and mounted on composite aluminum panel, 1/7.
Chih-Chien Wang, Red Man, 2004 Red Man, 2004, Inkjet print face-mounted on plexiglass and mounted on composite aluminum panel, 1/7.
ID, 1990, 2 gelatin silver prints, frames and engraved plastic plates, 3/4.
Lorna Simpson, ID, 1990 ID, 1990, 2 gelatin silver prints, frames and engraved plastic plates, 3/4.
Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004, Chromogenic print, 5/6.
Vik Muniz, Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004 Irises, after Van Gogh (from Pictures of Magazines), 2004, Chromogenic print, 5/6.
Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
Lynne Cohen, Spa, 2000 Spa, 2000, Chromogenic print, 3/4.
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