Theodore Roszak
(Poznán, Poland, 1907 - 1981, New York, United States)
Circle Variation #2
1938
Metal, wood, plastic, and paint
12 3/4 x 24 x 2 1/4 in. (32.5 x 61.0 x 5.8 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Purchased with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Sisler McFawn Foundation
1977.17
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Although plastic is probably the most commonly found polymer material, it was seldom incorporated in art until the 1960s. Some European artists, however, began using it as early as 1920. When Roszak incorporated plastic into this work in 1938, he was among the first American artists to do so.
Keywords
WoodPlastic
Abstract art
Metal
American
Sculpture