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Christo and Jeanne-Claude — Packed Girl (Project for Wrapping a Girl for Temporary Activity at Gordon Loksley House in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Packed Girl (Project for Wrapping a Girl for Temporary Activity at Gordon Loksley House in Minneapolis, Minnesota)

A meticulously rendered preparatory drawing depicts a female figure enveloped in transparent plastic sheeting, secured with string and staples, blurring the boundary between the human form and its material constraints. The use of mixed media — pencil, oilstick, and actual plastic, paper, and string incorporated into the work itself — collapses the distinction between representation and reality, making the artwork both a proposal and a physical manifestation of wrapping. This piece exemplifies Christo and Jeanne-Claude's enduring fascination with the act of concealment as a means of heightening perception, inviting viewers to contemplate what is hidden beneath layers of material.

Medium
pencil, oilstick, plastic, paper, staples and string on card laid down on masonite

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April 13, 2016

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Packed Girl (Project for Wrapping a Girl for Temporary Activity at Gordon Loksley House in Minneapolis, Minnesota)

A meticulously rendered preparatory drawing depicts a female figure enveloped in transparent plastic sheeting, secured with string and staples, blurring the boundary between the human form and its material constraints. The use of mixed media — pencil, oilstick, and actual plastic, paper, and string incorporated into the work itself — collapses the distinction between representation and reality, making the artwork both a proposal and a physical manifestation of wrapping. This piece exemplifies Christo and Jeanne-Claude's enduring fascination with the act of concealment as a means of heightening perception, inviting viewers to contemplate what is hidden beneath layers of material.

Medium
pencil, oilstick, plastic, paper, staples and string on card laid down on masonite
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Conceptual, Figure, Mixed Media, Installation Art, Provocative, Project, Drawing, Contemporary, Bulgarian

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