Textile
Photo credit: Provided by donor
Accession Number: C.2011.1128.93
Dimensions: 28 in X 30 in
Dimensions (Metric): 71.12 cm X 76.2 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 71.12 cm X 76.2 cm
Source: Joel Sokolov
Credit Line: Gift of Joel Sokolov
Description
Piece of fabric printed with a geometric design created from an image of the World Trade Center facade. The facade pattern comes from a close-up photograph of the Twin Towers' exterior windows. This facade pattern is graphically enhanced with repetitive undulations that increase and decrease the size of the design into an optical illusion type-image. Solid black lines with equally spaced blue diamonds cut through the design at intervals, creating a striping pattern.
Piece of fabric printed with a geometric design created from an image of the World Trade Center facade. The facade pattern comes from a close-up photograph of the Twin Towers' exterior windows. This facade pattern is graphically enhanced with repetitive undulations that increase and decrease the size of the design into an optical illusion type-image. Solid black lines with equally spaced blue diamonds cut through the design at intervals, creating a striping pattern.
Historical Notes
Artist and painter Joel Sokolov lived and worked in Tribeca for 25 years. His studio loft on Laight Street had a direct view of the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, he witnessed the terrorist attacks from his living room window, documenting the collapse of the Twin Towers with his camera.
Joel Sokolov graduated from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in 1977. Over the years, he has drawn and painted varied subject matter, including cityscapes of New York City.
Artist and painter Joel Sokolov lived and worked in Tribeca for 25 years. His studio loft on Laight Street had a direct view of the World Trade Center. On September 11, 2001, he witnessed the terrorist attacks from his living room window, documenting the collapse of the Twin Towers with his camera.
Joel Sokolov graduated from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in 1977. Over the years, he has drawn and painted varied subject matter, including cityscapes of New York City.
