Frank Kowing Mixed Media Sculpture "Void Me"

Item Details

A mixed media sculpture titled Void Me by Frank Kowing (1944-2016), created in 2012. Alternate title is Cross to Bear and is a part of the ‘Weathered’ series. The work is a collage of several different materials including found items, wood, photographs, and hand drawn materials. While the item is not signed, it comes directly from the artist’s estate. Please note that this item does not come with a certificate of authentication or provenance. A gallery label is attached to the verso that includes the title and date of the work. Also to the verso a rope is present for hanging. Accompanied by a descriptive catalog on the artist’s painting series Journey of Healing.

Frank Kowing is an outsider artist based in Maryland with a larger than life reputation, the bulk of his focus being mixed media works, many grand in scale and with three dimensional quality. He has participated in a vast array of group shows and exhibits since his first shows in the 1970s in New York City. His education, after service in Vietnam with the US Army, was extensive and included the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands and several fine art institutions in Pennsylvania.

Condition

- work could benefit from a cleaning; some of the wires have come loose.

Dimensions

Item #

17BAL145-066-001