Pop Dots / Barbara Levine

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Accession Number
2008/2.243
Title
Pop Dots
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
(1953 - )
Object Creation Date
1988
Object Creation Place
North America
American
Creation Place 1
North America
Creation Place 2
American
Dimensions
20.32 cm x 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm (8 in. x 6 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
modeling
Physical Description
Abstract shape rendered in Styrofoam that has been covered with modeling compound. Base with four columns, three of which have “pop dots” attached to them. Partially painted a bright minty green, which gets darker in the “back” of the sculpture (the side that doesn’t have dots).
Subject Matter
The artist describes her work as “a hybridization of painting and sculpture…. The sources of imagery have developed from purely formal abstraction to investigations of Indian and subsequently Pre-Columbian sources. The work melds painting and sculptural form sometimes enhancing the three dimensional and other times obscuring it.” (artist’s statement, http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Jill+Levine/44692.html) This work is an example of “purely formal abstraction,” although its shape and bright color are reminiscent of sea coral.
Secondary Keywords
relation to water
visual arts
abstraction
artistic concepts
associated concepts
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
concepts in the arts
constructions (sculpture)
descriptors
design elements
forms of expression
geometric motifs
gothic scripts
image-making processes and techniques
information form components
international post-1945 styles and movements
islands
landforms
landforms and landform components
landforms by position
landforms by shape or position
landscapes (environments)
latin and greek alphabet scripts
motifs
natural landscapes
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
people and culture
post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
script and type forms
scripts (writing)
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sculpture
sculpture by technique
settlements and landscapes
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
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2008/2.243
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"Pop Dots; Barbara Levine." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.243/2008_2_243.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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