Cibachrome, 20 × 16 in, 50.8 × 40.6 cm. Edition 6/25.
Polypropilane, engine, wood, 100 x 132 cm-each.
Catalogue published on the occasion of the solo show Ich bin die Skulptur at the Kunstverein Braunschweig, Germany.http://www.galeriewolff.com/publications/franz-erhard-walther-ich-bin-die-skulptur-wandformationen-1978-1985-und-zeichnungen
Tusk figures belong to a group of abbreviated figurines made in the Predynastic Period. Such figurines emphasize only facial features and sexuality, while eliminating or schematizing limbs. Tusk figurines exploit a natural form –the tusk of a hippo– creating a male figure that radiates sexuality. This figurine is a superbly finished version of the type […]