Judith scott sculpture

Judith Scott

This first sculpture that Judith Scott (1943-2005) made at the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland ca. 1988 was a wrapped group of sticks and other objects, its intense presence giving the appearance of a ritual bundle, made for magic and for prayer. Before she began to sculpt, the first works Scott made at the art center were drawings. I learned at the link above that she was not especially interested in these two dimensional works. I do like her work on paper, and am glad that they were…

In the wake of the tragic and absurd Arizona rampage, I'm grateful for Obama's inspiring speech: In particular: "Rather than pointing fingers or assigning blame, let us use this occasion to expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our instincts for empathy, and remind ourselves of all the ways our hopes and dreams are bound together. (...) So sudden loss causes us to look backward – but it also forces us to look forward, to reflect on the present and…

Obstinacy is not a ‘natural’ characteristic, but emerges out of destitution. It is the protest against expropriation reduced to a single point, the result of the expropriation of one’s own sense that interface with the external world. Alexander Kluge and Oskar Negt, History and Obstinacy , 1981

Judith Scott

Judith Scott, who was born with Down syndrome, created sculptures from objects swathed in cloth and twine, the subject of a show at the Brooklyn Museum.

Artist: Judith Scott Age: Gender: female Media:mixed fiber Date:within the years of 1978-2004 Explanation: wrapped fiber materials combined together to create a form. variety of materials are blended together to create the piece

Judith Scott was a fiber artist who overcame immense obstacles throughout her life, only to be made stronger and more creatively-driven by them.