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Antony Gormley — A Mask for Feeling the Earth
Antony Gormley

A Mask for Feeling the Earth

1992

A plaster mask coated in earthy pigment and bound with fabric, this work by Antony Gormley invites a visceral, embodied connection between the human face and the natural world. The worn, tactile surface evokes geological texture and primordial sensation, as though the act of wearing it might dissolve the boundary between body and terrain. Characteristic of Gormley's ongoing inquiry into human presence and physical experience, the piece transforms a simple object into a meditation on how we sense and inhabit the earth beneath us.

Medium
plaster, pigment and fabric

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

October 6, 2016

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Antony Gormley, A Mask for Feeling the Earth, 1992

A plaster mask coated in earthy pigment and bound with fabric, this work by Antony Gormley invites a visceral, embodied connection between the human face and the natural world. The worn, tactile surface evokes geological texture and primordial sensation, as though the act of wearing it might dissolve the boundary between body and terrain. Characteristic of Gormley's ongoing inquiry into human presence and physical experience, the piece transforms a simple object into a meditation on how we sense and inhabit the earth beneath us.

Medium
plaster, pigment and fabric
Year
1992
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, Abstract Art, Acclaimed Artist, Muted Earth Tones, Tactile Texture, Male Artist, Mixed Media, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Earthy Tones, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative Art, Plaster Medium, Introspective Mood, Sensory Experience, Meditative Mood, Abstract Portraiture, Human Form, Earth Tones, Plaster And Fabric

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Alex Capecelatro