By Rona Pondick
Located in New York, NY
Rona Pondick
Sweet Tooth, 1988
Linen, acid-free binder board, basswood, rubber, plastic
Held in hand made box
In this work, an elegant wooden box with photographically screened linen opens up to reveal a burst of color and an enticing, sumptuous surprise. Sweet Tooth takes artist Rona Pondick's famous Little Bathers (1990-1991) to a whole new dimension, creating rubber "sweets" in a lavish setting. She is also wryly subversive - as the sweets are the teeth and the teeth are the sweets: the chocolates are literally in the shape of teeth. A great gift for a chocolate loving art collector with an ironic sense of humor!
Known for her provocative sculptures and installations that are simultaneously hilarious and horrific, Pondick combines dissonant fragments of bodies, such as teeth and ears, with pieces of furniture and articles of clothing to make pre-verbal, visceral meanings. Published by the New Museum...
Category
1990s Contemporary Rona Pondick Art
MaterialsLinen, Plastic, Rubber, Wood, Board