John Newman

Homespun: with a copper braid
2001

A modern art sculpture featuring abstract shapes and textures displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The sculpture includes a twisted brown form resembling a rope or vine, a smooth yellow spherical shape, and a textured purple form with a bulbous end and a concave surface covered in small indentations. The elements are connected in a way that suggests movement or interaction.

A modern art sculpture featuring abstract shapes and textures displayed on a white pedestal against a grey background. The sculpture includes a twisted brown form resembling a rope or vine, a smooth yellow spherical shape, and a textured purple form with a bulbous end and a concave surface covered in small indentations. The elements are connected in a way that suggests movement or interaction.

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Date
2001

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wood, paper foam, flocking, copper wire, jute and pigmented wax

Dimensions
Overall: 14 × 2 1/2 × 5 1/4in. (35.6 × 6.4 × 13.3 cm)

Accession number
2014.84

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Flora Miller Biddle

Rights and reproductions
© John Newman

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John Newman
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