Kipple, Scott Teplin

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Scott Teplin, artist
born 1972
Kipple, 2001
Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: wove paper; etching
Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 325 x 253 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 12 13/16 x 9 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 435 x 353 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 17 1/8 x 13 7/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 25 x 20 in
Credit line: Gift of the KU Art Department, Intaglio Area
Accession number: 2002.0108
Not on display

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This etching of small, pebble-like forms that both collect and scatter across a sheet of blue-tinted paper demonstrates Scott Teplin’s frequent explorations of scale, multiplication, and space. The title, Kipple, corresponds with the seemingly unending repetition of form in the etching. The popular characterization of the term “kipple” is credited to science-fiction author Philip K. Dick, who used the term to describe the useless objects of everyday life that seem to constantly reproduce without our notice.

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