gold foil lightning pattern cascading in two irregular forks ULQ, forming abstracted human shapes near bottom; against marbled block-like mustard colored background

%C2%A9 Philip Larson

Chain Lightning (The 12 Glyphs), 1994

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Trained in philosophy, archeology, and art history, Philip Larson uses the visual vocabulary of architecture and design to inform his sculpture and graphic art. His work usually features iconic architectural elements reconfigured into novel permutations of geometric form. These design elements range from ancient Egyptian and Native American glyphs, to Prairie School, Art Deco, and Postmodern ornamentation. Through a process of appropriation and transformation, Larson invests these decorative motifs with symbolic and emotive value. In reconfiguring these motifs, he stresses their aesthetic and conceptual characteristics as formal visual systems.

Details
Title
Chain Lightning (The 12 Glyphs)
Artist Life
1944 - 2019
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.53.2
Provenance
The artist, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2015.
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gold foil lightning pattern cascading in two irregular forks ULQ, forming abstracted human shapes near bottom; against marbled block-like mustard colored background

© Philip Larson

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