Tidal Breathing, 1991
Scope and Contents
Commissioned for "The Beauty In Breathing" exhibition. The upper half of this picture depicts a tube-like structure connected to a larger semi-circular one, presumably a highly stylized representation of the lungs. White squiggley lines on a black ground within the latter give an appearance of oceanic tides, thereby providing a metaphor for the title of this work, i.e. Tidal Breathing. The lower half of the picture contains untranslatable hieroglyphics by Ely, his charactistic gestural marks. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates
- Creation: 1991
Creator
- Ely, Timothy (Person)
Extent
1 item (1 artwork) : 1 drawing (acrylic paint, spray paint, gold leaf, ink, graphite, sand, grommets) ; 77 x 57 cm
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Location
AT-101 room
Custodial History
The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, gift of Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.
Materials Specific Details
Published: New York : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: T Ely 1991 (l.r.). Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 1 total copies.
Processing Information
Added by: CONV; updated by: RED.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository
125 W. Washington St.
Main Library
Iowa City Iowa 52242 United States
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