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Equilibrio en Rojo y Azul
1975
Olga de Amaral
Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-)
Textiles
Equilibrio en Rojo y Azul, 1975. Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-). Woven, wrapped, and interlaced wool and horsehair; overall: 231.1 x 190.5 x 15.3 cm (91 x 75 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1978.23 © Olga de Amaral Using unconventional materials—like the horsehair in this sculpture—the pioneering fiber artist Olga de Amaral creates works inspired by the landscape and history of her native Colombia. The woven, interlacing fibers in this sculpture are evocative of adorned human hair, creating a dynamic surface of alternating, vibrant red and blue colors. De Amaral sought to rethink the fiber art medium beyond conventions, working not only with new materials, but on a monumental scale that occupies three-dimensional space.
- Maker/Artist
- Olga de Amaral
- Classification
- Textile
- Formatted Medium
- Woven, wrapped, and interlaced wool and horsehair
- Medium
- woven, wrapped, interlaced, wool, horsehair
- Dimensions
- Overall: 231.1 x 190.5 x 15.3 cm (91 x 75 x 6 in.)
- Departments
- Textiles
- Accession Number
- 1978.23
- Credit Line
- Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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