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ELSA GRAMCKO, Cruz (Cross), 1966

Cruz (Cross), 1966

Mixed media on Masonite
8 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.
22 x 17 cm
Gramcko was interested in the symbolic as well as the ritualistic meaning of things such as amulets and the cross as a universal symbol within and without Christianity. The series...
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Gramcko was interested in the symbolic as well as the ritualistic meaning of things such as amulets and the cross as a universal symbol within and without Christianity. The series of three-dimensional collages in medium and small-size formats were composed through conglomerate techniques with the appropriation of discarded metal parts from the automobile industry and everyday objects such as mumbles. Many of these works were specially made for her friends, as magical portraits.
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Exhibitions

Elsa Gramcko: The Invisible Plot of Things, Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, Houston, TX, May 13 – July 2, 2022

Publications

Rangel Gabriela, Aruna D’Souza. Elsa Gramcko: The Invisible Plot of Things. Published by Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino, James Cohan, printed by Faenza Group, Italy, 2022, p. 68.
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