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Tony BerlantUntitledcirca 1992
circa 1992
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About the Item
Tony Berlant (b. 1941) is an American artist renowned for his painterly collages and intricate metal sculptures. His work combines various source materials notably fragments of metal packaging and signage in order to create rich and vibrant assemblages.
Since the 1960s, Berlant has refined his distinctive collage technique, which transforms eclectic materials into dazzling and meticulously crafted compositions. The artist cuts his materials into small pieces with great precision and secures each component to a flat surface with steel brads, adding a distinct industrial quality or folk art flair to each work.
In the 1970s, Berlant expanded beyond the two-dimensional plane, creating sculptural forms, such as boxes and houses constructed from repurposed and manufactured tin.
This piece is a paradigm of Berlant's practice. A symmetrical house-shaped structure is adorned with ethereal collage elements with a number of images of perfect-looking fruit including strawberries and an oversized orange. On one side of the structure it is discovered that an impressive black bull is peaking out at the viewer. We have nicked named him Bodacious.
Like the best of his work, the playfulness of the subject matter is juxtaposed with the raw, industrial functionality of the steel nails that hold it together. The result presents a striking tension between wonder and practicality.
Click here to see another great example of his work.
Berlant's work is celebrated in several prestigious museums, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York).
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"Untitled" (aka Little Bodacious)
Circa 1992, USA
Found metal, wood and steel
10.5"H 10.5"D 8"W (work)
Very good condition.
- Creator:Tony Berlant (1941, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1992
- Dimensions:Height: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 12-241stDibs: LU215215522352
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