Lygia Clark
Bicho (Caranguejo / Crab), 1959
Balsa wood, tape, graphite
40 x 40.4 x 4 cm, 15 3/4 x 15 7/8 x 1 5/8 in, framed
© Associação Cultural O Mundo de Lygia Clark
Translates to 'Creature - Crab' Extract from 'Lygia Clark: Estudos E Maquette' exhibition press release, 2010: ' ... The rupture in Clark’s practice, as she abandoned drawing and collage in...
Translates to "Creature - Crab"
Extract from "Lygia Clark: Estudos E Maquette" exhibition press release, 2010:
" ... The rupture in Clark’s practice, as she abandoned drawing and collage in favour of interactive sculptures, such as the Bichos (Animals) and the Estruturas de caixas de fósforus (Matchbox Structures) that could be handled by the (be)holder, was rooted in her belief that art had to engage the viewer with more intimacy and totality than traditional conceptions of painting, and indeed sculpture, allowed. Extending her powerful sensitivity to the impact of art on spectators/participants, Clark developed an innovative denial of the passive engagement between the perceiving subject and the perceived object, and so made things that were meant to be touched, twisted, worn and weathered. ... "
commercial show: Lygia Clark: Works from the 1950s, Alison Jacques, London, 3 June - 30 July 2016
Extract from "Lygia Clark: Estudos E Maquette" exhibition press release, 2010:
" ... The rupture in Clark’s practice, as she abandoned drawing and collage in favour of interactive sculptures, such as the Bichos (Animals) and the Estruturas de caixas de fósforus (Matchbox Structures) that could be handled by the (be)holder, was rooted in her belief that art had to engage the viewer with more intimacy and totality than traditional conceptions of painting, and indeed sculpture, allowed. Extending her powerful sensitivity to the impact of art on spectators/participants, Clark developed an innovative denial of the passive engagement between the perceiving subject and the perceived object, and so made things that were meant to be touched, twisted, worn and weathered. ... "
commercial show: Lygia Clark: Works from the 1950s, Alison Jacques, London, 3 June - 30 July 2016
Provenance
The ArtistEstate of Lygia Clark