Big-Bang VIII (Part I)

1995

Hanna Michalska

Associated Names
Hanna Michalska

Artist, Polish, born 1963

The image contains black silhouettes of various sizes scattered across a white background. The shapes vary in form, resembling human-like figures, hands, chairs, and other objects. The composition plays with negative and positive space, creating a pattern that suggests a bustling crowd or chaotic dance of forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gerald Cerny

  • Dimensions

    overall: 97.7 x 65.4 cm (38 7/16 x 25 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.116.23.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows black silhouettes and shapes on a white background. The silhouettes resemble human figures in various poses and are mixed with shapes resembling body parts. These elements create a dynamic and abstract composition that may evoke a sense of a bustling crowd seen from above. The shapes suggest people in motion or dancing, giving the artwork a lively and dynamic appearance.

Big-Bang VIII (Part II)

Hanna Michalska

1963

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gerald Cerny, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center in graphite: Big Bang VIII; by artist, lower right in graphite: Michalska 95

Wikidata ID

Q75428864

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