Entropia (construction), 2005
- Artist
Julie Mehretu
- Title
Entropia (construction)
- Date
2005
- Medium
Lithograph with Gampi chine colle on Somerset Satin
- Dimensions
40 × 49 3/4 in. (101.6 × 126.4 cm) Frame: 43 1/4 × 53 in. (109.9 × 134.6 cm)
- Edition
AP 2/7
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist
- Object Number
2006.25
The Greek word entropia is the root for “entropy,” a thermodynamic concept that purports that everything in the universe shifts from a state of order to one of disorder. Entropy, therefore, is a measure of change and, by extension, a measure of disorder. In Entropia (construction), Julie Mehretu builds on previous works by layering four complex drawings. By pulling apart and restructuring her ideas, she reveals a deep understanding of printmaking and her mastery of repetition, pattern, and spatial relations to create an extraordinary labyrinth of activity.
Entropia (construction), 2005
- Artist
Julie Mehretu
- Title
Entropia (construction)
- Date
2005
- Medium
Lithograph with Gampi chine colle on Somerset Satin
- Dimensions
40 × 49 3/4 in. (101.6 × 126.4 cm) Frame: 43 1/4 × 53 in. (109.9 × 134.6 cm)
- Edition
AP 2/7
- Credit line
The Studio Museum in Harlem; gift of the artist
- Object Number
2006.25
The Greek word entropia is the root for “entropy,” a thermodynamic concept that purports that everything in the universe shifts from a state of order to one of disorder. Entropy, therefore, is a measure of change and, by extension, a measure of disorder. In Entropia (construction), Julie Mehretu builds on previous works by layering four complex drawings. By pulling apart and restructuring her ideas, she reveals a deep understanding of printmaking and her mastery of repetition, pattern, and spatial relations to create an extraordinary labyrinth of activity.