Ups and Downs / Tyree Guyton

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Accession Number
2002/1.202
Title
Ups and Downs
Artist
Tyree Guyton
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
born 8/24/1955
Medium and Support
acrylic on masonite
Object Creation Date
1994
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Primitive Art
Dimensions
65.6 cm x 126.4 cm (25 13/16 in. x 49 3/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Primary Object Type
portrait
Physical Description
Two abstracted bust-length figures, one male and one female, look directly at the viewer with large smiles against a tan background filled with swirling lines and scribbles. The face and eyes of each figure are outlined in thick green, the mouths in thick yellow. The “whites” of the eyes are red, while the pupils are circles of pale purple. From the eyes of the male figure, purple paint drips down his checks; in the female figure, the paint drips upwards.
Subject Matter
In “Ups and Downs” two figures, one male and one female, confront the viewer with large smiles. The work gets its title from the purple “tears” that drip down the face of the male figure and upwards on the female figure.
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2928 x 1534
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Record
2002/1.202
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"Ups and Downs; Tyree Guyton." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-1.202/2002_1.202.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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