Max Gimblett
Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1935
Glow
- 1987-1990
- Sumi ink on handmade 100% cotton paper (United States)
- The Max Gimblett and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett Gift
- 508 x 508mm
- 2011/028
Tags: circles (plane figures), monochrome, quatrefoils, skeleton and skeleton components, skulls
“In 1983, the skull arrived in my work as a motif. I understand its presence as an element of my preparation for leaving my body. It is an aspect of one’s death.” —Max Gimblett (Max Gimblett: Ocean Wheel, 1 August – 15 November 2020)
