Telamon
Arthur Gibbons
Description
Subject Matter:
Similar to Gibbons' other, large-scale steel constructions produced in the late 1980s and early 90s, this sculpture builds from earlier, smaller experiments with sculptural construction. Contemporary trends in Neo-Expressionism can be seen here, with the combination of abstract forms and mythical subject matter. The title of this work refers to a figure from Greek mythology, Telamon. In Homer's "Iliad," Telamon is the father of the heros Ajax the Great and Teucer the Archer, and he assisted Heracles in some of his earlier pursuits. Telamon, typically depicted as a caryatid, is presented in Gibbon's abstract sculpture as a monumental figure standing imposingly in a landscape.
Physical Description:
This sculpture has a series of intersecting steel sheets with jagged edges to create a single figure.
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