Marcel Mariën
La Ponctuation (Punctuation), 1984
Signed 'Märien' and dated '1984' (lower right); titled 'La ponctuation' (lower left)
Gelatin silver print
24 by 17.7 cm (9½ by 7 in.)
69393
Executed in 1984. Focusing on the mise-en-scène of the female nude, La Ponctuation shows a fragmented nude figure placed behind a perforated metal sheet. The composition visually references the title...
Executed in 1984. Focusing on the mise-en-scène of the female nude, La Ponctuation shows a fragmented nude figure placed behind a perforated metal sheet. The composition visually references the title and recalls René Magritte’s exploration of language conventions, while also referring to Man Ray’s erotic nude photographs from the 1920s and 1930s.