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Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Signed in pencil, dated and annotated. Co-published by Petersburg Press, New York/Ulstein Propyläen Verlag, Berlin. Printed by William Law, New York. Big Red Wrench in a Landscape by Jim Dine, created in 1973 for the Hommage à Picasso portfolio, is a color lithograph that merges Pop Art sensibilities with personal symbolism. Centered against a softly sprayed blue and green background, a single, oversized pipe wrench dominates the composition. Rendered with bold contrasts and fine textures, the tool appears monumental and almost sculptural. Dine often elevates everyday objects—like tools and robes—imbuing them with emotional or autobiographical meaning. Here, the wrench becomes a surrogate self-portrait or emblem of labor and craftsmanship, echoing Picasso’s own fascination with objects and their expressive potential.
Big Red Wrench in a Landscape, from Hommage à Picasso, 1973
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Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Signed in pencil, dated and annotated. Co-published by Petersburg Press, New York/Ulstein Propyläen Verlag, Berlin. Printed by William Law, New York. Big Red Wrench in a Landscape by Jim Dine, created in 1973 for the Hommage à Picasso portfolio, is a color lithograph that merges Pop Art sensibilities with personal symbolism. Centered against a softly sprayed blue and green background, a single, oversized pipe wrench dominates the composition. Rendered with bold contrasts and fine textures, the tool appears monumental and almost sculptural. Dine often elevates everyday objects—like tools and robes—imbuing them with emotional or autobiographical meaning. Here, the wrench becomes a surrogate self-portrait or emblem of labor and craftsmanship, echoing Picasso’s own fascination with objects and their expressive potential.
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What is appropriation?
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.