About The Image
In this piece the form is abstracted to such a degree due to the perspective and line of shadow that the sexual identity of the figure is almost impossible to determine. Yet because of the severity of the abstraction, forcing the figure further into an object, the viewer is forced to identify the gender through social convention of flowing legs and smoothly shaved skin.
Untitled
1972
27.5 cm diameter
Visual Studies Workshop Collection, Gift of the artist
1981:0104:0003
About the Exhibition
Movement: Selections from the First Decade of the Visual Studies Workshop is an online exhibition showcasing an assortment of over 100 pieces from working artists affiliated with the Visual Studies Workshop in the 1970s. These selected artists demonstrate the early years of a revolutionary new institution. [Read More]
