Platonic Solid
2010
Platonic Solid
2010
Karla Black’s work draws on a number of traditions ranging from abstract expressionism to the feminist performance art of the 1970s. Her gestural compositions in modest and insubstantial materials (powdered chalk, make-up powder, paint pigments, plaster) offer a new take on sculpture, in the lineage of Anti-form. Karla Black invites the viewer to an essentially intuitive, ‘physical’ experience disconnected from verbal consciousness. Composed of six drawings covered mostly in powder, the installation Platonic Solid suggests a miniature desert, vulnerable and ephemeral in its beauty.
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Plâtre en poudre, pigments verts, papier |
| Dimensions | 1 x 600 x 200 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2015. Projet pour l'art contemporain 2014 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2015-218 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Karla Black
(1972, Royaume-Uni) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Platonic Solid |
| Creation date | 2010 |
| Domain | Oeuvre en 3 dimensions |
| Description | Installation au sol composée de 6 dessins partiellement recouverts de plâtre de Paris et de poudre verte |
| Techniques | Plâtre en poudre, pigments verts, papier |
| Dimensions | 1 x 600 x 200 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2015. Projet pour l'art contemporain 2014 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Création contemporaine et prospective |
| Inventory no. | AM 2015-218 |