At this time, Genzken was producing sleek
lacquered wood sculptures known as «Ellipsoids» and «Hyperbolos.»
Lacquered wood sculptures of young monks from the Mandalay period of Burmese history; a textile from 20th - century Bali; and a 7th - century sandstone sculpture of four - armed Vishnu, a rare example of early Khmer culture in Cambodia, are among the objects from modern - day Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia on view.
The show proper opens with Genzken's «Ellipsoids» and «Hyperbolos» from 1976 - 82, an assortment of
lacquered wood sculptures (some upright but most made to lie on the floor) begun while Genzken was still a student at the Düsseldorf Academy.
Not exact matches
The show presents free - standing and wall - mounted
sculptures made of steel, plywood, chipboard, ash
wood, and painted with oil, acrylic, stovepipe or blackboard
lacquer.
Israel's two, quietly marvelous
sculptures in Flair feature MDF forms, upright copper tubes, and, with one, two
lacquered wood balls on top which also suggest remote planets.»
Thomas SCHEIBITZ Der Tisch, der Ozean und das Beispiel 2005 MDF,
wood, aluminium, styropor, vinyl,
lacquer and spray 26 pieces: 9
sculptures and 10 bases overall dimensions: 196.85 x 283.47 x 275.59 inches; 500 x 720 x 700 cm
One of a pair of
lacquered, gilded and painted
wood sculptures made by Japanese sculptor Kōyū (1630 — 1689).
Shakyamuni,
wood sculpture with
lacquer, inlaid glass, and gilding, from Myanmar (Burma), 18th — 19th century; in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.