Rex (Visual Description)

A life-sized sculpture of a horse, minimally rendered with welded strips of found steel. The horse stands on thin legs, front hooves and back hooves parallel, head down, tail tucked under the rump. The strips of curved steel creating the animal’s long neck, slightly swayed back, and round rump form an outline, the literal backbone of the sculpture. In the horse’s body, the strips of rust-colored [or brown-painted] steel are straight and have been welded together at sharp, irregular angles, creating the look of a jumbled skeleton. A life-sized sculpture of a horse, minimally rendered with welded strips of found steel. The horse stands on thin legs, front hooves and back hooves parallel, head down, tail tucked under the rump. The strips of curved steel creating the animal’s long neck, slightly swayed back, and round rump form an outline, the literal backbone of the sculpture. In the horse’s body, the strips of rust-colored [or brown-painted] steel are straight and have been welded together at sharp, irregular angles, creating the look of a jumbled skeleton.

Rex, Deborah Butterfield (United States, b. 1949), 1991, painted found steel, 77 x 110 x 24 in. Gift of an Anonymous Donor

A life-sized sculpture of a horse, minimally rendered with welded strips of found steel. The horse stands on thin legs, front hooves and back hooves parallel, head down, tail tucked under the rump. The strips of curved steel creating the animal’s long neck, slightly swayed back, and round rump form the literal backbone of the sculpture. Most of the remaining strips of steel are straight and have been welded together at sharp, irregular angles. In the animal’s head, neck, and back, the welded strips of bent, rust-colored [or brown-painted] steel provide the outline of the sculpture. In the barrel-chested body, the open web of straight, welded strips resembles a jumbled skeleton.

 

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