Saturday 10 February 2024

Judith Scott, Artist, American, b.1943, d. 2005




The work of Judith Scott involves the careful and obsessive wrapping of various and often unidentifiable objects in yarn, twine, cord, and fabric. They are human in scale—the smallest are easily hand-held, while the largest are the size of a person. Together they are a showcase of color, texture, and form, instilling new life in the otherwise negligible items she chose to work with. Scott devoted the last eighteen years of her life to the production of these sculptures, working six to eight hours a day on them. This work in its own right is sufficiently compelling to invite attention, but considering that these objects were produced in such an obsessive manner serves as further cause to dwell on her work.  The human story behind her art gives pause, and strengthens the relational connection between the work and its audience.

Above images and text from cordella.org. Link below. 

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