Acrylic and oil on ½” birch panel
44” x 24” x 6” (without pedestal)
Nails in ½” birch panel
41” x 48” x 6”(without pedestal)
Nails in velvet mounted on ¾” birch panel
40 7/8” x 24” x 6”
Acrylic and oil on ¾” oak panel
33 ¾” x 33 ¾” x 6”
Cardboard, balsa, vinyl, acrylic
31 x 31” x 16¼” (h)
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Background Information: “A few weeks before my friend Sakiko died of cancer, she gave me a Styrofoam mannequin (head and shoulders) to use in my art. After her death, her spirit seemed to direct me to use it to make a skeletal effigy with prayer nails (such as those used in some African sculptures). The wire headdress is referential to a crown of thorns. Making the sculpture was a cathartic experience. While it stretches the definition of beauty and aesthetics, it explores the essence of mortality. The artwork provides a mechanism for channeling anger toward death while providing comfort as one contemplates the mystery of life. Sakiko was a unique individual with an earthy sense of humor. I am confident that she would have found her commemoration to be singularly amusing.” [Stuart Gosswein]
Styrofoam, acrylic, oil, nails, wire
14” x 18” x 16” (h)
(Front image)
Styrofoam, acrylic, oil, nails, wire
14” x 18” x 16” (h)
(Back Image)