Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Untitled [Folded Drawing]

Preview image of work. folded fabric drawing, white duck, Untitled [Folded Drawing] 39378

2020.36.9

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Untitled [Folded Drawing]

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Artist

Jo Sandman

Title

Untitled [Folded Drawing]

Creation Date

ca. 1970 – 1971

Century

mid-20th century

Dimensions

72 x 42 in. (182.88 x 106.68 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

folded fabric drawing, white duck

Credit Line

Gift of the Artist

Copyright

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Accession Number

2020.36.9

Jo Sandman was trained by the artist Hans Hoffman who became famous for his theory of “push and pull,” or the construction of pictorial space with contrasting colors and lines that exert pressure upon one another. A talented abstract painter, Sandman began to test the visual language of Abstract Expressionism in the 1960s by experimenting with new ways of using raw canvas. This work reflects Sandman’s use of an industrial press to produce crisp lines on white duck canvas, thereby relying upon light and shadow rather than pig ment to generate a geometric pattern. The artist noted: “This process of making the material mark itself alters the surface; light striking the folds and creases creates a remarkable range of value shifts.” Works such as this defy easy categorization: crafted from fabric, it might well be understood as a textile. However, the artist considers it a drawing, even though she relies on pressure—a technique of printmaking—rather than pencils or ink.