212. Simon Says (hands on head)

• Posted in: Found Objects, Mask, Men, People, Sculpture, Wood

Title: Simon Says (hands on head)
Date: None
Subject: Face and arms
Measurements: 21 ½” W x 4” D x 15” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms
Description: A flat, circular wooden disc represents the face of a person. Two small, circular wooden forms represent eyes, a triangular wooden form projects outward, representing the nose, and a horizontal oval wooden form with a slit etched across it represents the mouth. Attached on both sides of this face are two identical slightly arched wooden forms that are attached perpendicularly to two other identical wooden forms. These forms represent the arms that are bent, touching the person’s head.
Signed: “NSG” etched on back
Note: Exhibited as #42 “Simon Says (hands on head)” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 450 British pounds.