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This abstract sculpture is a characteristic work by the Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman. Carved from a single piece of polished onyx, the piece showcases the stone's natural translucence and delicate veining. The fluid, twisting form evokes a sense of organic movement, reminiscent of a flame or a musical note, which are common themes in Nierman's oeuvre.
- Medium
- White Onyx
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- Yes
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Isamu Noguchi
American · b. 1904
Noguchi carved biomorphic abstract sculptures from polished stone including onyx and marble, achieving fluid organic forms with translucent qualities very similar to Nierman's twisting flame-like compositions in natural stone.
Jean Arp
French · b. 1886
Arp pioneered polished biomorphic stone sculptures with fluid twisting forms evoking organic natural growth, sharing the same smooth curvilinear abstraction and sense of living movement found in this Nierman onyx piece.
Barbara Hepworth
British · b. 1903
Hepworth carved abstract biomorphic forms directly from stone and marble, emphasizing the material's natural beauty and translucence while achieving fluid organic shapes that closely parallel the twisting sculptural language Nierman employs in polished onyx.
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