Untitled
Artist: Joel Shapiro (American, born 1941)
Date: 1991
Dimensions:
H: 44 in. (111.8 cm); W: 62 in. (157.5 cm); Depth: 79 3/4 in. (202.6 cm)
Medium: Bronze.
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Georgia and David K. Welles
Object number: 2003.56
Label Text:Is this a purely abstract sculpture? Or does this work represent a person falling, running, sliding, or perhaps even standing on his or her head? Joel Shapiro said, “Form is a surrogate for the individual artist, and form as a reflection of the artist is always there, even in the most abstract work. There is a figural component in all work…I see it as a metaphor for the artist’s mind and body and sense of self.”
Shapiro’s sculpture invites various interpretations. Instead of making figures with clearly defined limbs, he allows his blocky sculpture to suggest a human figure with a wide range of gestures. What do you see the figure doing?
Shapiro’s sculpture invites various interpretations. Instead of making figures with clearly defined limbs, he allows his blocky sculpture to suggest a human figure with a wide range of gestures. What do you see the figure doing?
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