Description:
landscape; statues; ruins
Label Text:
Having departed from the widespread inclination to abstract, non-figurative imagery, Pederson-Krag commenced a series of artworks on the theme of ancient terracotta figurines, including the prints displayed here.
In Landscape (with two statues), the artist presents a panoramic view of an ancient ruin, swept by dreamy breezes and muffled in vast emptiness. The composition's horizontality is balanced by the two tall statues, remnants of a glorious past left to guard one another's solitude. The statue in foreground, reminiscent of the Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace, gazes past an invisible horizon, evoking a sense of hope for the future in this ancient ruin.
Written by Heather Lee, Class of 2015
Tags:
landscapes; sculpture; ruins; horizon line Link to share this object record:
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