Donna Hapac
Tucking Under, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2020
2020

Name: Tucking Under, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Brand: Donna Hapac
Price: 1950 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Artist Commentary: Some of my reed sculptures include found objects. In "Tucking Under," I found part of a damaged hat form at a flea market. I salvaged what I could and used to craft the base for this piece. Then I built up the form intuitively without a plan drawing. It was partly inspired by the way long-necked birds tuck their beaks under their wing when they sleep. Keywords: abstract, organic, fiber art, gestural Artist Biography: Donna Hapac has been an artist since she was in high school and always eager to make things. Her art has evolved as she has developed in her interests and connections to the world around her. Nature is her current preoccupation. Plants and animals are the launching pad for exploring forms and patterns. Her sculptures allow the viewer to bring their own associations to what they see. Is it a bird, a flower, or something else more elusive? After years of painting and drawing, her curiosity led her to making sculpture. These initial efforts were inspired by contemporary basketry, ethnic crafts and other fiber art. She has built many sculptures using basketmaking materials to create open-weave forms with a grid-like structure. Hapac’s building process was adapted from artifacts she saw at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History. The artifacts were maps made from grass and reed by Pacific Islanders. The materials were lashed together, charting ocean currents for navigating the south seas. Over time, she incorporated other materials, including wood. Recently, she has focused on constructing her sculptures from wood, carving multiple “building blocks” on a bandsaw and assembling them into lively objects that convey a sense of energy, life and movement. The wood works are frequently made from reclaimed pine planks extracted from old barns and urban “tear-downs.” Older pine has a dense grain and greater strength than that from recently harvested trees. Reusing this discarded wood gives it a new life as sculpture. Hapac has been creating sculpture for more than 25 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in painting and a master’s in drawing, and is mostly self-taught in sculpture.

Creator:

Donna Hapac (American)

Creation Year:

2020

Dimensions:

Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)

Medium:

Linen,Organic Material,Wood,Wax

Movement & Style:

Abstract

Period:

21st Century