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Craig WcisloContact2024
2024
$2,000
£1,495.05
€1,724.58
CA$2,800
A$2,958.67
CHF 1,591.19
MX$35,420.72
NOK 19,935.70
SEK 18,258.20
DKK 12,880.56
About the Item
In Contact, Craig Wcislo presents a commanding sculpture that feels as though it were unearthed from a futuristic ecosystem. A coiled wire structure rises vertically from a dense stoneware base, evoking antennae, transmitters, or instruments designed for communication. The ceramic form beneath appears responsive and adaptive. Its contours suggest growth, protection, and transformation rather than static mass.
Wcislo’s practice is informed by science fiction and the study of alternative life forms. Contact reads as a narrative moment suspended between intention and discovery. Clay’s malleability allows the form to appear evolved, while the wire introduces structure, tension, and linear precision. Together, these materials establish a dialogue between organic emergence and engineered design.
Contact aligns with biomorphic and postminimalist sculptural traditions. The work recalls the organic abstraction of Jean Arp and Henry Moore, while the integration of industrial wire suggests affinities with Constructivist and postwar experimental sculpture. Wcislo extends these legacies into a contemporary context, where speculative futures and ecological adaptation inform how form is imagined and assembled.
Presented as part of Mash Gallery’s group exhibition Rhythmic Contours, Contact offers a three-dimensional exploration of rhythm through vertical repetition and spatial balance. The coiled wire establishes a steady visual cadence, while the ceramic base interrupts and grounds that rhythm, creating a measured exchange between ascent and stability.
Contact invites close viewing and contemplation, prompting questions of how connection, communication, and evolution might take shape under shared conditions.
- Creator:Craig Wcislo
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 14 in (35.56 cm)
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- Gallery Location:West Hollywood, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1758217391852
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