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1933 Jassy, Roumania - 2014. Known for: Sculptor-mod form, abstraction.
Sorel Etrog's sculpture probes the relationship between man and machinery and attempts to illustrate an expressive intersection between the individual and industrialism. The machinery of the... Read full biography
Sorel Etrog's sculpture probes the relationship between man and machinery and attempts to illustrate an expressive intersection between the individual and industrialism. The machinery of the manufacturer become the tools of the artist. Steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges are... Read full biography
Sorel Etrog's sculpture probes the relationship between man and machinery and attempts to illustrate an expressive intersection between the individual and industrialism. The machinery of the manufacturer become the tools of the artist. Steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges are prominently featured in this work of industrial art, illustrating contact, tension and articulation. The sculptor has a fascination with the industrial themes of the twentieth century and asks the viewer to... Read full biography
Sorel Etrog's sculpture probes the relationship between man and machinery and attempts to illustrate an expressive intersection between the individual and industrialism. The machinery of the manufacturer become the tools of the artist. Steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges are prominently featured in this work of industrial art, illustrating contact, tension and articulation. The sculptor has a fascination with the industrial themes of the twentieth century and asks the viewer to see that even the most utilitarian objects of our creation also have at least some artistic and expressive component. One of his pieces, Space Plough II, has a strong but simple steel construction, a basic triangular shape and is painted in that... Read full biography
Sorel Etrog's sculpture probes the relationship between man and machinery and attempts to illustrate an expressive intersection between the individual and industrialism. The machinery of the manufacturer become the tools of the artist. Steel plating, sheet metal, bolts, rivets and hinges are prominently featured in this work of industrial art, illustrating contact, tension and articulation. The sculptor has a fascination with the industrial themes of the twentieth century and asks the viewer to see that even the most utilitarian objects of our creation also have at least some artistic and expressive component. One of his pieces, Space Plough II, has a strong but simple steel construction, a basic triangular shape and is painted in that recognizable cautionary orange of heavy duty industrial machinery. Etrog's trademark central hinge is also prominently fe... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Statue Sculpture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Israel
Art School
- •Brooklyn Museum Art School/Institute, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Order of Canada, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Dominion Gallery, Montreal
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Three Hundred Years of Canadian Art, National Gallery
Exhibition of Museum
- •Fifteen Canadian Artists, Museum of Modern Art, 1963