| Reference Number | 2016.1/D/30 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 14 items |
| Title | Photographs of 'Doorway Drawing' |
| Date | 1981 |
| Description | Black and white photographs of Dye's anamorphic work 'Doorway Drawing' originally held in a manila envelope marked, 'Doorway Drawing 81'. Includes photographs taken from various angles of a drawing painted in sections on the door and walls of an unidentified room. Only the photographs taken from a certain angle reveal the image of a copulating couple. Includes a photograph of a catalogue entry for the image marked on the reverse in black ink, 'From Extended Photography Catalogue 1982 (Drawing on door and wall, photographed)' [/1]. Also include sthree stills of a copulating couple taken from a pornographic film used as the basis for the drawing [2-4]; a contact sheet with images of the work [/12]; and a large image of the work mounted on white card with a typescript label on the reverse [/14]. Some images are taped together with masking tape. |
| Notes | An anamorphic image only reveals itself viewed from a particular perspective or when viewed through a transforming optical device, such as a mirror. 'Doorway Drawing' can only be viewed at a certain point where sections of the drawing - painted on two walls, the outside of a half-open door and reflected in a mirror - come together to form an image of a copulating couple.
The work featured in the 'Extended Photography' conference curated by Peter Weibel at the 5th International Biennial in Vienna in 1981. |
| Related Material | See 2016.1/G/1/19 for a presentation board of 'Doorway Drawing'; and 2016/1/B/6 for drawings related to the work. |