About The Image
In this image the viewer is approached by figures not only abstracted by the distortion of the lens but also by full silhouette and cropping. The female figures are in poses that remove their individual identity while exaggerating stereotypical features. The male presence in the image is reaching forward, trying to grasp at the female form, in a gesture seeming to communicate yearning.
Untitled
1972
23.0 x 24.5 cm
Visual Studies Workshop Collection, Gift of the artist
1981:0104:0021
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]
