Description
Ipoustguy began making sculpture in 1949 and worked almost exclusively, and most notably, in that medium for the rest of his life. His early work was often characterized by a core abstract form that was seemingly surrounded by a fractured shell. He spoke of breaking Brancusis egg, in reference to the elegant forms and uninflected surfaces of Constantine Brancusis sculpture. Cnotaphe represents the artists earlier work, before his shift to various representations of the human form. Its geometric, planar quality reflects Ipoustguys affinity for open and penetrable sculptural spaces. A cenotaph is an empty grave, a funerary memorial to a person whose remains are elsewhere. Austere and calm, Cnotaphe evokes its subject as a meditative, elegiac metaphor.
Details
- Work Date:
- 1957
- Location:
- Room No. 1
- Dimensions:
- 33.5 in. x 83 in. x 38 in. (85.09 cm x 210.82 cm x 96.52 cm)
- Medium:
- Steel
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. L. A. Kolker, Scarsdale, New York