Form, Feeling, Ephemerality: Eva Hesse
Description/Abstract/Artist Statement
Eva Hesse created works in latex in the latter half of her career that will continue to deteriorate over time. She strove to insert herself into her work and preferred the ephemerality of the latex. Due to Hesse’s awareness of the medium and her efforts to equate herself with her work, links can be established between her life and the decay of her latex sculptures. By analyzing Hesse’s life, statements, practice, and statements about the artist, the parallel between Hesse and her work will be established, as well as an argument made for the future handling of Hesse’s ephemeral sculptures.
Faculty Advisor/Mentor
Vittorio Colaizzi
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Disciplines
Fine Arts | Modern Art and Architecture
Session Title
Art History 1 Presentations
Location
Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Room 1306
Start Date
2-3-2018 9:00 AM
End Date
2-3-2018 10:00 AM
Form, Feeling, Ephemerality: Eva Hesse
Learning Commons @ Perry Library, Room 1306
Eva Hesse created works in latex in the latter half of her career that will continue to deteriorate over time. She strove to insert herself into her work and preferred the ephemerality of the latex. Due to Hesse’s awareness of the medium and her efforts to equate herself with her work, links can be established between her life and the decay of her latex sculptures. By analyzing Hesse’s life, statements, practice, and statements about the artist, the parallel between Hesse and her work will be established, as well as an argument made for the future handling of Hesse’s ephemeral sculptures.