Deafened by Pinwheel
Artist
J P 제피
(American, born 1976)
Date2016
MediumRibbons, thread, wood
Dimensions4 pieces each with same measurements: 25 7/8 × 16 1/8 × 3 3/8 in. (65.7 × 41 × 8.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Jen Pack, 2020
Object number2020.24.1a-d
DescriptionFour sections of brightly colored ribbons sewn together and stretched over wooden frames which are bolted together to form a pinwheel.eMuseum Notes
Jen Pack’s stitched and stretched construction follow a lineage of feminist artist working with textiles but also the minimal shaped forms and subtle geometry of Frederick Hammersley and early Frank Stella. Her use of strips of fabric also connects the work to the quilters of Gees Bend and Korean pojagi patchwork. The artist has discussed her work as existing in the seam, the seam being a sewn line that joins two opposites together. The works investigate both formal (solid/transparent, delicate/aggressive) and biographical (loud/quiet, male/ female) binaries for the artist. It also occupies conflicting spaces including the intersection of sculpture and painting.
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