Neckpiece

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Neckpiece

1984

Marjorie Schick (American, 1941–2017)

Placing her work in the category of body sculpture, Marjorie Schick makes interactive constructions that challenge social norms about body adornment. This neckpiece is a linear construction that Schick calls a “three-dimensional drawing to wear.” Conceived, ultimately, for the body, this construction was intended by the artist to occupy the wall and to be a stand-alone expressive sculpture. “[It is] intended to make the wearer inwardly conscious of the body as well as outwardly conscious of the immediate environment,” says Schick. Defined by a grid of intersecting lines, planes, color, and space, the object is instilled with a sense of visual tension among its formal elements.

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Object Details

Title:

Neckpiece

Date:

1984

Artist:

Marjorie Schick (American, 1941–2017)

Medium:

Wood, paint, rubber tubing

Dimensions:

12 1/8 x 16 9/16 x 3 1/2 inches (30.8 x 42.1 x 8.9 cm)

Classification:

Jewelry

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English, 2006

Accession Number:

2006-156-3

Geography:

Made in Pittsburg, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

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