Susan Schwalb

Strata #143

Maker

Susan Schwalb (American, b. 1944)

Title

Strata #143

Year

1997

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

metal point

Supports

Dimensions

Sheet: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In pencil lower right: Susan Schwalb. Verso in pencil lower right: "Stata #143 1997 brass copper"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

1997.67

Type

Exhibition History

The Primacy of Paper
Recent Works from the Collection
Jan 15, 2010 – Jun 20, 2010

Label copy

Schwalb is one of a handful of artists working in metalpoint today. She rubs thin pieces of metal across a treated paper, leaving softly toned horizontal bands. Different metals (silver, gold, brass, copper, and aluminum) obtain unusual variations of color, resulting in a work that is both layered and luminous. Although minimal in her vocabulary, Schwalb’s drawings evoke nature, natural phenomena, process, and the handmade, placing her work in contrast to the cool geometry of conventional Minimalism.

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Tombstone

Susan Schwalb (American, b. 1944)
Strata #143, 1997
Metalpoint on Video Media paper
Sheet: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 1997.67

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