'Erogener Finger'
Sculpture
1977 (made)
1977 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Erwin Eisch was one of the first artists in Europe to use glass as a material purely for artistic expression, moving away from 'beautiful', funcional objects. He made a series of finger sculptures. The title 'Erogener Finger' [erogenous finger] underlines the phalic shape of the object.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Erogener Finger' (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | mould-blown glass, cut and polished, enamelled and lustre-painted. |
| Brief description | 'Erogener Finger', mould-blown glass sculpture in the form of a bandaged finger, Erwin Eisch, Germany, 1977 |
| Physical description | Mould-blown colourless with two applied strips of glass for the crossed sticking plaster. The shape is hollow and the glass around the base has been cut smooth and polished. Metallic silver-coloured lustre painted over a pinkish-brownish enamel base layer. The lustre has a crackled surface effect. The bandage id painted in white, pink and black enamel, the sticking plaster in pink and black enamel. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | E. Eisch 77 (engraved with a diamont point)
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| Summary | Erwin Eisch was one of the first artists in Europe to use glass as a material purely for artistic expression, moving away from 'beautiful', funcional objects. He made a series of finger sculptures. The title 'Erogener Finger' [erogenous finger] underlines the phalic shape of the object. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.417-2017 |
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| Record created | June 13, 2017 |
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