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MicroImage, by Casey Reas, 2002

MicroImage

Casey Reas

2002

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

MicroImage is a 2002 by Casey Reas, depicting Wind Wave, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Casey Reas
When & what style?
2002
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a close-up of what looks like wind blowing through hair. The colors are mostly pink, gray, and white, with thick, wavy lines that feel like movement. Shadows mix into the lighter areas, making it hard to tell where one color ends and another begins. The swirling lines suggest the artist used a technique to show motion without clear shapes. It’s like the hair is caught in a gust, but the image stays abstract—no face or body is visible. If you like this, check out Casey Reas.

The story of this work

Overview

Red, black, blue, brown, grey, and violet lines create an arc shape in the digital artwork *MicroImage* by Casey Reas from 2002.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

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Artist

Casey Reas

Casey Edwin Barker Reas, also known as C. E. B. Reas or Casey Reas, is an American artist whose conceptual, procedural and minimal artworks explore ideas through the contemporary lens of software. Reas is perhaps best…

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