Artwork Details
- Title
- Elaborate Layers
- Artist
- Date
- 1985
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 11 3⁄8 x 3 1⁄4 in. diam. (28.9 x 8.2 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld
- Mediums Description
- waxed linen thread and acrylic paint
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 2002.8.13
Artwork Description
Jane Sauer refers to herself as a "sculptural basketmaker," feeling that her work is more about form, color, and meaning than its ability to act as a container. She makes her baskets from coils of waxed linen thread molded around Styrofoam to help the material keep its shape. Because of her training as a painter, color is very important to Sauer and she uses a range of hues to create a particular mood for each work.