Objects 8, 9, 10
About this artwork
Constructed from copper, tin and zinc, each of these objects has been carefully crafted and bound tightly with rubber bands to create a mysterious and self-contained sculpture. The objects are intended for display on the wall. Mackenna’s work of the 1980s is influenced by the generation of British sculptors that includes Richard Deacon, Richard Wentworth and Antony Gormley. Their sculptures explored the possibilities of using everyday materials and manufactured objects, making their work ‘object based’ rather than carved or modelled. Mackenna’s use of mundane and scrap materials reflects this sculptural interest in creating enigmatic objects whose shapes and materials inspire curiosity, but ultimately remain closed to the viewer.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Tracy Mckenna (born 1963) Scottish
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title:Objects 8, 9, 10
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date created:1989
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materials:Copper, zinc, tin, rubber bands and rivets
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measurements:10.00 x 10.00 x 5.00 cm (part one size); 8.70 x 12.60 x 4.00 cm (part two size); 11.70 x 9.00 x 2.50 cm (part three size)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1989
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accession number:GMA 3461
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Tracy Mckenna
Tracy Mckenna
Tracy Mackenna was born in Oban and studied sculpture at Glasgow School of Art from 1981-86. After living and working in Hungary she returned to Glasgow, where she co-founded the Glasgow Sculpture Studios. Mackenna’s work of the mid to late 1980s used everyday waste materials such as newspaper and...
