Untitled
About this artwork
Juxtaposition of unrelated elements is a theme common in Hapaska’s work. This print shows the American operatic soprano Maria Callas, floating imperiously above a mass of American air-force planes, grouped together as if in a graveyard. The inclusion of the planes also echoes the artist’s interest in travel. She explains, ‘I believe people are always travelling somewhere, even if it’s only aspirational.’ This work is from a portfolio of prints by eleven different London-based artists, called ‘Screen’. The title is taken from the screenprint technique but also refers to the fact that most of the artists had worked with film or photography.
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artist:Siobhán HapaskaNorthern Irish (born 1963)
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title:Untitled
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date created:1997
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materials:Screenprint: 8 screens, plus 2 varnish screens
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measurements:Image and paper size: 57.80 x 89.00 cm (framed: 86.60 x 117.10 x 2.70 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:GMA 4200 E
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Siobhán Hapaska
Siobhán Hapaska
Siobhán Hapaska is best known for her sculptures, which range from hyper-realist to enigmatically abstract. She often combines these dramatically different elements in her work. In the sculpture ‘The Inquisitor’, for example, a life-like robed wax figure holds a Modernist-designed speaker which...