Bride (work of art)

Artwork Info

Created
2010
Artist
Beth Lipman
Nationality
American
Birth/Death
1971-
Dimensions
120 x 90 x 90 in.
(304.8 x 228.6 x 228.6 cm)
Medium
Glass with wood and paint and glue, Sculpture

Credit

Purchased with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes in honor of Dr. Emily Farnham, by exchange

Culture
American

About

Bride, a five-tiered, ten-foot tall, monumental still life, cascades down from perfect order to total chaos, as the more than 500 individual glass elements that make up this excessive, decadent work are knocked over, slumped, broken, melted, and shattered by the time they reach the bottom tier. This multi-layered, crystal-clear still life alludes to the layers of a wedding cake, the flounces of an elaborate bridal gown, and still-life paintings throughout art history, with selected elements inspired by works in the permanent collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art, including a 17th-century German silver cup by Paulus Fischer and workshop;  a plate of fish that appears in Pieter Aertsen’s 16th-century market scene painting, A Meat Stall, as well as in David Salle’s painting, The Emperor, from 2000; the cat and bird in Frans Snyders’ 17th-century painting, Market Scene on a Quay; a candlestick from Bernardo Strozzi’s 17th-century painting, St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church; and the 19th-century Ottoman Esther Scroll and Case from the Judaic collection.

tags: change, food, animals, time, part/whole, family, conflict, impact

Images

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    Bride by Beth Lipman

  • glass still life sculpture with tiers like a wedding cake

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    Artist Beth Lipman installing her work, Bride, as part of the 0 to 60 exhibition.

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    Bride by Beth Lipman

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    Museum staff supporting Beth Lipman's installation

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    Bride by Beth Lipman

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    Artist Beth Lipman installing her work, Bride, as part of the 0 to 60 exhibition.

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    Artist Beth Lipman installing her work, Bride, as part of the 0 to 60 exhibition.

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    Artist Beth Lipman installing her work, Bride, as part of the 0 to 60 exhibition.

  • glass still life sculpture with tiers like a wedding cake

    Beth Lipman Bride

    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View

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    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View

  • glass still life sculpture with tiers like a wedding cake

    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View

    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View

  • glass still life sculpture with tiers like a wedding cake

    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View

    Beth Lipman Bride Gallery View with two women and one child.

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