Object Details
Artist
Teresita Fernández, born Miami, FL 1968
Gallery Label
Teresita Fernández made this artwork entirely of graphite, the same material found in pencils.
Look closely and a horizon line across a large body of water begins to emerge amid the three sections of the artwork. The top part is very smooth, almost as if the graphite has been painted onto the surface. The middle layer of polished drips brings to mind water glistening in the moonlight. In the bottom section, chunky clumps suggest the land and look like graphite in its natural state beneath the earth.
The luster of this piece is most evident if you consider it from various angles. "What animates that surface, in fact, is the viewer moving around it," said Fernández.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Copyright
© 2010, Teresita Fernández
Date
2010
Object number
2012.38A-C
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Sculpture-Relief
Medium
solid graphite on panel
Dimensions
overall: 72 x 144 x 2 in. (182.9 x 365.8 x 5.1 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 3rd Floor, East Wing
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Abstract
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2012.38A-C