They're made from lightweight material like nylon or canvas
stretched over a metal frame.
One such work, Zig Zag (1966) is composed of printed multi-colored fabric
stretched over a metal armature, somewhat reminiscent of a folding lawn chair confined within a cubic framework.
Not exact matches
-LCB- Though my handbag wardrobe isn't massive by any
stretch of the wardrobe, I have worked hard
over the years to find styles with little to no external
metal hardware on them (lest it contains nickel, which I'm super allergic to), and which are either genuine vintage or convincing look the part.
But
over very long
stretches of time, money - making investments like stocks and real estate historically outperform precious
metals.
Over many hours the artist punched the surface with fine - pointed tools which caused the
metal itself to
stretch, producing vein - like structures to develop in the process.
On view by Alan Shields, an artist admired in his lifetime for his exuberance and authenticity, are several works made of acrylic painting on canvas tubing
stretched over tall
metal pipes.
The material is then formed into a sheet which is
stretched over the desired base frame (
metal, wood, etc.) and anchored down by the drain collar.