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Color Screenprint with Collaged Postcard - Signed and dated lower right in the artists hand in pencil - numbered lower left in the black area // Super Highway by Allan D'Arcangelo, created in 1969, is a vibrant and complex screenprint that captures the aesthetics of American roadways and the expansive landscape. The composition juxtaposes various elements: a red-and-white diagonal stripe that bisects the piece, a series of outlined clouds against blue skies, and collaged postcard images of a highway and countryside. The structured lines and blocks of color give the piece a graphic quality, emphasizing the geometry of roads and highways. The mix of natural and man-made imagery reflects D'Arcangelo’s interest in the cultural significance of the American highway as both a literal and metaphorical path through the landscape. This work speaks to themes of movement, travel, and the intersection of nature and infrastructure, capturing the essence of mid-20th-century American life.
Super Highway, 1969
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Color Screenprint with Collaged Postcard - Signed and dated lower right in the artists hand in pencil - numbered lower left in the black area // Super Highway by Allan D'Arcangelo, created in 1969, is a vibrant and complex screenprint that captures the aesthetics of American roadways and the expansive landscape. The composition juxtaposes various elements: a red-and-white diagonal stripe that bisects the piece, a series of outlined clouds against blue skies, and collaged postcard images of a highway and countryside. The structured lines and blocks of color give the piece a graphic quality, emphasizing the geometry of roads and highways. The mix of natural and man-made imagery reflects D'Arcangelo’s interest in the cultural significance of the American highway as both a literal and metaphorical path through the landscape. This work speaks to themes of movement, travel, and the intersection of nature and infrastructure, capturing the essence of mid-20th-century American life.
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Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.