Wind Form

Lillian Elliott, Wind Form, 1989, tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1996.42
Copied Lillian Elliott, Wind Form, 1989, tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread, 15 1234 3413 14 in. (39.488.333.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1996.42

Artwork Details

Title
Wind Form
Date
1989
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1234 3413 14 in. (39.488.333.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Mediums Description
tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
  • Allegory — element — air
Object Number
1996.42

Artwork Description

From 1989 to 1992, Lillian Elliott created a number of works from the bark of birches, willows, palms and other plants, which she manipulated as a ceramist shapes clay. In Wind Form the painted and natural tapa bark cloth encloses space, showing Elliott's interest in the way objects suggest an "inside" and "outside" to the viewer. The broken lines of stitching function as a kind of drawing, emphasizing the contours and angles of the material.