Germination

Germination
Germination
Germination, side
Inventory
Collection Number: 
17697
Building: 
Current Location: 
B318
Floor: 
Lower Level/Vault
Object Description
Artist Dates: 
1918 - 2020
Artist Nationality: 
Hungarian
Accession Date: 
2021
Object Type: 
Details: 
Organic shapes and black marble are used to create this depiction of the abstract concept of "germination."
Framed: 
No
Length: 
6 1/2 inches
Width: 
3 1/2 inches
Height: 
15 inches
Description: 

Gabriella Polony Mountain's work includes four major themes. The first three themes are clearly recognizable as the Cosmos, Nature, and Figural works with the fourth theme encompassing history, philosophy, and culture. In her life as an artist, Polony Mountain worked with many different medium including mosaics, weavings, sculpture, stained glass, and repousse. Sculpture is a three dimensional branch of the visual arts. In traditional forms of sculpture, the materials used were easily accessible and consisted of stone, metal, wood, ceramics. The process for creating sculpture is as varied as the materials used and include carving, modelling, molded, cast, welded. These days the sculptural form is one with fewer boundaries in terms of material and process.

Organic shapes and black marble are used to create this depiction of the abstract concept of "germination." The process of germination can be defined as either the growth of a seed to its plant form or the process of something coming into existence and developing. In this abstract sculpture, Polony Mountain relieves the viewer of strict definition. The base of the sculpture is slightly arched and resembles the shape of a fish tail. Atop this is a circular seed-like form, a hooked element sprouts upward and outward. To emphasize this metamorphosis, a hole is drilled completely through the center.

Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape: 
Yes
Make slides or videotapes for educational use: 
Yes
Permit the general public to photograph the work : 
Yes