The artwork titled “(1) Surface (2) Matière (3) Communication” was created by the artist Ben in the year 1971. It is affiliated with the Conceptual Art movement and falls within the genre of figurative art.
The artwork features a black background with a list of thirteen items numbered from one to thirteen, written in a handwritten style. Each entry appears to conceptually build on one another, beginning with “Surface” and progressing through various other elements like “matière,” “communication,” “écriture,” and “idée.” The list culminates with the artist’s signature, “Ben,” followed by the date “1971.” The final entries, numbers eleven to thirteen, include dotted lines, possibly indicating open-ended or unfinished concepts. The visual prioritization of the handwritten elements emphasizes the conceptual nature of the artwork, reflecting on the interplay between surface, material, and communication within the artistic context.