251. Circle Man
Title: Circle Man
Date: None
Subject: Man
Measurements: 22” W x 3 ½” D x 39 ½” H
Materials and Techniques: Wooden forms
Description: This hanging piece is made with a variety of wooden forms that represent a man’s body. A ring-shaped wooden form framed by a thin metal bar represents the man’s head. An additional ring-shaped wooden form is attached below, representing his body. Attached on both sides are identical curved wooden forms with a small lip at their tips, representing arms and hands. Below, two identical half-ring shaped wooden forms represent bent legs. Attached to the ends of the legs are identical small wooden forms with a small lip that project from the wall, representing feet.
Signed: “NSG” etched on back
Note: Exhibited at Camden Art Centre, 1980. Also exhibited as #49 “Circle Man” at Duncan Campbell’s gallery in 1996. Cost: 950 British pounds.