Envy-Ruptus

Object Name3-part Sculpture

Maker Jon F. Clark (American, b. 1947)

Made FromGlass, Paint, Wood, Marble, Burl

Date1986

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown, cut, wrapped, painted

SizeOverall H: 170.2 cm, W(base): 55.3 cm, D: 45.8 cm

Accession Number87.4.16

Credit LinePart gift/part purchase of the Anne O'Brien Gallery

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Anne O'Brien Gallery)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent aqua non-lead glass, black and red paint, wood, burl, marble; mold-blown, cut, wrapped and painted synthetic materials, burnished and drilled wood. Stylized, tapered vertical figure on irregular base; stylized head has been irregularly cut open to form a gaping "mouth" with painted lips and brushed black facial features; long tapered neck extend to mold-blown rib cage, which extends into long, tapered point of wrapped and painted synthetic materials; point tip sits in burnished brain-shaped wooden burl, stacked upon large, roughly faceted chunk of white marble; inscribed: "John F. Clark 1986".
Provenance

Source Anne O'Brien Gallery - 1987-01-22