Ziggurat

Christian Burchard, Ziggurat, 1992, madrone burl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anita and Ronald Wornick, 1998.74
Copied Christian Burchard, Ziggurat, 1992, madrone burl, 151010 in. (38.125.425.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anita and Ronald Wornick, 1998.74

Artwork Details

Title
Ziggurat
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
151010 in. (38.125.425.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Anita and Ronald Wornick
Mediums Description
madrone burl
Classifications
Object Number
1998.74

Artwork Description

Christian Burchard is interested in nature's ability to obliterate traces of past civilizations and to reclaim its territory. The terraces and imposing tower in Burchard's abstract form recall ancient ziggurats, while the fragmented, bleached surface resembles weathered stone, suggesting a relic of lost cultures.