| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Culture | Polish |
| Date | 1986 |
| Object type | sculpture |
| Medium, technique | synthetic resin on burlap, wood |
| Dimensions | 180 x 140 x 185 cm |
| Inventory number | 88.3.U |
| Collection | Department of Art after 1800 |
| On view | This artwork is not on display |
This artist, resident in Poland, revolutionised textile art in the 1960s with her monumental three-dimensional draperies called Abakans. Since the early 1970s she has produced sculptures out of burlap and gauze. One of her best-known series is Backs, arranged independently or in a group. Earlier, she seated her figures directly on the ground; later, she placed them on a stretcher-like low wooden stand. This Cage was produced in 1986; a version created five years earlier is in the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Her torsos, produced from plaster casts and made of burlap reinforced with synthetic resin, give a precise diagnosis of the general physical and spiritual condition of humankind.
Ferenc Tóth
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
