Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series / Todd Hoyer
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.146
- Title
- Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series
- Artist
- Todd Hoyer
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1952
- Medium and Support
- eucalyptus, wire
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Arizona (state)
- Bisbee
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Arizona (state)
- Creation Place 4
- Bisbee
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
- Dimensions
- 102 cm x 42 cm x 17 cm (40 3/16 in. x 16 9/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- abstract sculpture
- Secondary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Secondary Object Type
- carving
- Physical Description
- A sphere, wrapped in rusted wire, is sandwiched between two hefty, rough hewn, chunks of wood.
- freestanding multimedia wood sculpture, with rectangular wood base and top sandwiching a small wire-covered sphere at center
- Subject Matter
- Based on looking at the outline suggested by negative space of a vessel as a solid form. The sphere represents purity of form. The piece was created from a single block of wood.
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- carvings
- sculpture
- spheres (geometric figures)
- wood (plant material)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- woodworking
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- materials
- materials by origin
- mathematical concepts
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- sculpture by material
- sculpture by technique
- solids (geometric)
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
- woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1924 x 2466
- File Size
- 631 KB
- Record
- 2002/2.146
- Link to this Item
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"Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series; Todd Hoyer." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.146/2002_2.146.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.