Michael Craig-Martin IRL, 1941
Lightbulb, 2015
Digital inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Bright White 310gsm paper
Paper size 60cm x 60cm
Image size 50cm x 50cm
Framed 65 x 65 cm
Image size 50cm x 50cm
Framed 65 x 65 cm
© Michael Craig-Martin
The lightbulb serves as a metaphor for ideas and innovation while highlighting technology's transience, as incandescent bulbs become obsolete in favour of newer technologies. The artist explores the relationship between...
The lightbulb serves as a metaphor for ideas and innovation while highlighting technology's transience, as incandescent bulbs become obsolete in favour of newer technologies. The artist explores the relationship between form and function and the impact of technological change on everyday life. Craig-Martin's work involves reducing mundane objects to their essential forms, elevating them to subjects worthy of contemplation and appreciation.