Verifax collages
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Verifax collages are a series of experimental, photo-based assemblages by American artist Wallace Berman that combine appropriated imagery and text to explore mysticism, popular culture, and the emerging language of mass media.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork series
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collage series ⓘ photo-based assemblage ⓘ |
| approximateEndTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| approximateStartTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Los Angeles art scene
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Semina culture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Wallace Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
coded communication
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intersection of spirituality and mass media ⓘ media saturation ⓘ sacred and profane imagery ⓘ visual poetry ⓘ |
| genre |
assemblage art
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conceptual art ⓘ experimental art ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
emergence of television and mass advertising
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postwar American culture ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Hebrew letters
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celebrity imagery ⓘ esotericism ⓘ language of advertising ⓘ mass communication ⓘ mass media ⓘ mysticism ⓘ occult symbols ⓘ popular culture ⓘ spiritual symbolism ⓘ |
| hasProductionMethod | repeated use of Verifax copier ⓘ |
| hasVisualCharacteristic |
grid-like arrangements of images
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recurrent motifs and symbols ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | black-and-white photographic collage ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beat culture
NERFINISHED
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Dada NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Beat Generation art
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California assemblage ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Wallace Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wallace Berman oeuvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
Verifax photocopy process
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collage ⓘ photographic reproduction ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
appropriation of imagery
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text-image juxtaposition ⓘ |
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