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Amara Geffen American
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Geffen creates sculptures that appear to undulate and breathe. Here, broad, winglike expanses—a technical feat—emerge from a swollen center, the whole precipitously balanced upon a rounded posterior. The surface mimics corrosion in both texture and color, nodding to environmental processes and reactions.
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Title: Potemata
Artist:
Amara Geffen (American, born Utica, New York, 1957)
Date: 1991
Medium: Glazed ceramic
Dimensions:
23 × 47 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (58.4 × 121.3 × 17.1 cm)
Weight: 44.6 lb. (20230.427g)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
Object Number: 2020.296.31
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