Camnitzer, Luis | Two Parallel lines , 2014 — available on Composition Gallery

Portfolio of 113 Digital prints

Two Parallel Lines by Luis Camnitzer is a conceptual digital print from 2014, part of a portfolio of 113 digital prints. This work explores language, meaning, and interpretation, presented through a grid format where each cell contains a line of fabric, thread, or ribbon alongside descriptive text. Each line fragment and accompanying phrase examines the essence of a line—whether as a boundary, connection, or narrative element. Camnitzer uses language as both a visual and intellectual element, prompting viewers to question the nature of representation and the relationship between objects and their descriptions. This print reflects Camnitzer's focus on blending text and imagery to explore philosophical and poetic ideas, making the viewer an active participant in interpreting the work.

Luis Camnitzer (Uruguay, 1937) is a conceptual artist, writer, and educator whose work critiques politics, power, and cultural systems. Employing text, installations, and prints, he explores themes of memory, identity, and societal structures. A pioneer of Latin American conceptual art, Camnitzer’s influence extends globally through his art and teachings.

Luis Camnitzer

Two Parallel lines , 2014

Name: Two Parallel lines , 2014
SKU: 2872
Price: 9000.00 EUR
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Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

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113 Digital prints

113 Digital printsDigital print on paper refers to a digital image printed with archival-grade inks on high-quality, acid-free paper. This process ensures the print can last over twenty years if properly stored. The digital file allows for future prints to be made as needed.

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Luis Camnitzer

Two Parallel lines , 2014

Limited Edition Print

Digital Print on paper

EUR 9,000

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Art thinking should have the same overarching role that logical thinking has.
- Luis Camnitzer

Luis Camnitzer was a pioneering conceptual artist who worked mostly in printmaking, sculpture, and installation of large art pieces. He also had plenty of material for a new art form he practiced of language. Luis Camnitzer transformed the use of language into an art form often using a stinging, humorous, politically charged foundation. He was born in Germany, grew up in Uruguay, and transplanted to New York, the United States. Having lived in three countries, he was influenced in such a way that his work often focused on social injustice and repression. He was often outspoken and criticized political institutions for lack of actual solutions to the problems of the masses. He made no apologies for his views, yet continued to call for social change. Luis Camnitzer along with two other artists, Argentinian Liliana Porter and Venezuelan Guillermo Castillo co-founded The New York Graphic Workshop which ran for the next year with a focus on trying to revolutionize the printmaking world. Perhaps one of Luis Camnitzer's more famous works his the use of the dictionary in his installation of Living Room where where he made the written word come alive.

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Lettrism is an art form that uses letters, words, and symbols to create artwork. The movement was established in Paris in the 1940s and later gained popularity in the 1950s in America. Lettrisme is the French spelling of the movement's name, derived from the French word for letter.

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