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Untitled (S.557, Wall-Mounted Tied-Wire, Closed-Center Twelve-Petaled Form Based on Nature)

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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Untitled (S.557, Wall-Mounted Tied-Wire, Closed-Center Twelve-Petaled Form Based on Nature)
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Untitled (S.557, Wall-Mounted Tied-Wire, Closed-Center Twelve-Petaled Form Based on Nature)

Artist (1926 - 2013)
Dateca. 1965-1970
MediumBronze wire
Dimensions38 x 38 x 12 in. (96.5 x 96.5 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2011.39
Accession number 2011.39
On View
On view
Provenanceto (San Francisco Museum of Art Gallery); to Helen Peet, San Francisco, CA, late 1960s/early 1970s; to Tony Peet (her son); to (Jeffrey Spahn Gallery, San Francisco, CA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011
Label TextAt the center of this circular shape, a knot of wrapped wires extends outward, eventually unraveling into spiky forms that look like the tips of pine needles. Despite using bronze wire, Ruth Asawa’s inspiration for this, and many of her works, came directly from nature—everything from spider webs and insect wings to plants and flowers. Using repeated, simple gestures to create larger, complex compositions, Asawa’s thin lines play off light and shadow, giving the impression of delicately drawing in space.

En el centro de esta forma circular, un nudo de alambre enrollado se extiende hacia afuera, desplegándose hasta convertirse en formas puntiagudas que se asemejan a los extremos de las agujas de un pino. A pesar de utilizar alambre de bronce, Ruth Asawa se inspiró directamente en la naturaleza para crear esta y muchas de sus obras, que abarcan desde telas de araña y alas de insecto hasta plantas y flores. Aplicando gestos reiterados y sencillos para lograr composiciones más grandes y complejas, Asawa crea líneas finas que juegan con las luces y sombras dando la impresión de dibujarse delicadamente en el espacio.
Photo: the artist.
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