Monochrome II
Monochrome II
Artist
Nancy Rubins
(born 1952)
Date2010-2018
MediumStainless steel, stainless steel wire, and aluminum
Dimensions33 × 55 × 35 ft (10.06 × 16.77 × 10.67 m)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2017.21
Accession number
2017.21
On View
On viewLabel Text Here, over 60 recycled aluminum canoes and small boats balance off a central column, encompassing both delicacy and strength. Nancy Rubins creates suspended monumental sculptures from large found objects—including trailer homes and aircraft parts—that she chooses for their color, shape, materiality, and scale. Many of these boats were sourced from the Buffalo River. The seemingly precarious compositions evoke tension and create the illusion that the objects are frozen in time and space.
Aquí, más de 60 canoas y pequeños botes de aluminio reciclados se equilibran sobre una columna central para encarnar tanto la delicadeza como la fortaleza. Nancy Rubins crea esculturas monumentales suspendidas a partir de grandes objetos encontrados —entre ellos, caravanas y partes de aviones— que elige por su color, forma, materialidad y escala. Muchos de estos botes se encontraron en el río Buffalo. Las composiciones de aspecto precario evocan la idea de tensión y crean la ilusión de que los objetos se encuentran congelados en el tiempo y en el espacio.
