Surprising Novel: Chapter Six

1987/1989

Sandro Chia

Associated Names
Sandro Chia

Artist, Italian, born 1946

Graphicstudio

Publisher

The image features bold, swirling lines and shapes that form an abstract composition. At the center, a collection of shapes resembles a bouquet of flowers, with petal-like forms and ovals suggesting faces embedded within the design. To the left, a large, dark brown shape could represent a head with pronounced features, while to the right, a single flower form extends with a curly stem. Rich hues of blue, red, yellow, and green fill the background, wrapping the objects with a sense of energetic movement.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1991

  • Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, p. 292, no. 37.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: NGA / S Chia / 87

Wikidata ID

Q74890448

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