Lot 58: Carlos Hoyos (1955-2009)

Half-Circle, 2004Archival pigment print, signed and numbered '1/1 EE' in pencil in the margin.41 1/2 x 33 1/2in (105.4 x 85cm)sheet 44 x 33in (111.8 x 83.7cm)

This photograph was part of a series created by photographer Carlos Hoyos as a homage to the Convair 990, an historic airplane acquired by NASA as a medium-altitude research platform for testing the Space Shuttle's landing gear. In his series, Hoyos plays with light, contrast, shadows and shapes to create extraordinary sculptural abstractions from the aircraft's massive fuselage.