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Ryggar
Artist
Barbro Bäckström
(Sverige, 1939 - 1990)
Alternate Title
- Backs
Date1971
MediumStåltrådsnät
Dimensions99,5 x 180 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LinePurchase 1975
Countries
Object NumberNMSK 2219
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkBarbro Bäckström explores the human body like a landscape. She uses modern-day hard materials - wire netting, steel and asphalt - to portray sensual human experiences. When she shapes the stiff wire netting she moves beyond the landmarks of traditional sculptural art - her works appear to oscillate between weightless drawings in air and highly tangible objects. The empty spaces are shaped to convey volume and monumentality. The billowing human bodies are imbued with life through the play of shadow that arises as we move before them. Rather than presenting a final statement, they merely suggest a shape characterised by vulnerability and transience.
Selected exhibition history Jorden - globala förändringar (1994) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Jorden : globala förändringar : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna, Stockholm : [4 juni - 9 oktober 1994]Jorden : globala förändringar : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : 4/6 - 9/10 1994
Selected exhibition history Jorden - globala förändringar (1994) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Molnen mellan oss (2006) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Jorden : globala förändringar : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna, Stockholm : [4 juni - 9 oktober 1994]Jorden : globala förändringar : Moderna Museet, Spårvagnshallarna : 4/6 - 9/10 1994