Cosmic Circles (i)

Gabriella Polony Mountain's work includes four major themes. The first three themes are clearly recognizable as the Cosmos, Nature, and Figural works with the fourth theme encompassing history, philosophy, and culture. In her life as an artist, Polony Mountain worked with many different medium including mosaics, weavings, sculpture, stained glass, and repousse. Repousse, or repoussage, is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering the reverse side of a sheet a metal. On the other side, a low relief design is revealed. Polony Mountain depicted many scenes of the cosmos and this particular variation includes a central set of concentric ovals which overlap with one another. Smaller circles and ovals are placed strategically across the composition to create a formal unity and balance to the central forms. This screen is but one example of Polony Mountain's skill with the repousse technique and her ability to create movement within an otherwise static material.
Cosmic Circles (i)
Cosmic Circles (i)
Inventory
Collection Number
17681
Building
Current Location
B2-Room 318
Floor
Lower Level/Vault
Description
Details
This repousse piece portrays the cosmos in various overlapping curvilinear geometric shapes.
Artist Dates
1918 - 2020
Artist Nationality
Hungarian
Accession Date
Framed
Yes
Width
1 inch
Height
48 inches
Length
24 inches
Object Type
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
Slides/Video