Magdalena Abakanowicz

Biography

Magdalena Abakanowicz was a contemporary Polish artist known for her textile sculptures of biomorphic forms. Her notable works involve serial human figures composed of sewn sackcloth and synthetic resins. The sense of uniformity in her works evoke the loss of identity in the face of an overwhelming cultural collective—a reference to her time spent living under a Communist regime.
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1930	Born in Falenty, Poland
1950/54	Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland.
1954/60	Paints series of large gouaches on paper and canvas.
1960s	Creates monumental three-dimensional forms called "Abakans", made out of materials woven by herself in her own technique.

Work
"Agora" 106 iron cast figures, each about 9 feet tall, shell like, frozen in walking movement. They are permanently displayed in Chicago Grant Park along the Michigan Av. and Roosevelt Rd. The figures are similar in general shape, but different in details. Models for each figure were made by hand, by myself and my three assistants. The surfaces of figures are like a tree bark or wrinkled face expressing a different individuality of each sculpture. The figures were cast during two years 2004-2006 in the huge industrial foundry in Srem near city of Poznan (Poland). Then transported to USA. The installation took place in October /November 2006.

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