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Jim Shaw
Computer Degenerated Self-Portrait1992

Not on view
Color photograph of a man's face in extreme close-up, heavily distorted with analog video scan lines and a horizontal glitch effect that misaligns the upper and lower portions of the face
Chromogenic or inkjet print of a close-up face fragmented into angular, overlapping shards against a black background, in warm beige and brown tones with sharp digital glitch distortion.
Digital print with fragmented, glitch-like abstract composition; jagged angular shards in warm browns, whites, and deep blacks suggest a fractured or digitally corrupted image, with a luminous warm center fading to dark edges.
Chromogenic or inkjet print of a digitally rendered abstract composition, fragmented angular shapes in warm tan, white, and deep black scattered across a dark ground, with visible horizontal scan-line texture suggesting a video or screen-based source.
Digital print with fragmented, glitch-distorted imagery; jagged shards of warm brown, white, black, and blue spread across the composition with a bright central burst of light.

Jim Shaw, Computer Degenerated Self-Portrait, 1992, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jim Shaw
United States, Michigan, Midland, born 1952
Title
Computer Degenerated Self-Portrait
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1992
Medium
Dye coupler prints
Dimensions
Unframed: 11 x 14 in. (27.94 x 35.56 cm) each
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
AC1994.18.1.1-.5
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt, Staci Steinberger, and Christianne Hanych, editors. Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
Copyright
© Jim Shaw