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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Spiral
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Spiral

Artist (born 1947)
Date1998
MediumCurly pink ivory wood (South Africa)
Dimensions11 × 1 1/4 × 1 in. (27.9 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2024.32
Accession number 2024.32
On View
On view
Provenancepurchased from the Artist by Fleur S. Bresler, Rockville, MD, 1998; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2024
Label TextNorm Sartorius creates spoons as sculptural meditations on the qualities of wood. Working with species from across the globe, he carves each spoon in response to a piece’s unique physiology. His earlier works, such as Ladle, adhere to the function and form of a spoon. It wasn’t until buyers hesitated to use his spoons that he considered making them nonfunctional. Long and Lean embraces the irregular pattern of York gum burl, leading to a finished piece that pushes the form of a spoon into abstract sculpture.

Norm Sartorius crea cucharas como meditaciones escultóricas sobre las cualidades de la madera. Trabajando con especies de todo el mundo, talla cada cuchara en respuesta a la fisiología única de cada pieza. Sus primeras obras, como Cucharón, se apegan a la función y la forma de una cuchara. No fue hasta que los compradores dudaron en usar sus cucharas que consideró hacerlas no funcionales. Larga y delgada acoge el patrón irregular del nudo de la madera York gum, creando una pieza acabada que convierte la forma de una cuchara en una escultura abstracta.
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
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