Perforated Tympanum #24

Joseph Grigely

Perforated Tympanum #24, 202365 x 47 x 3.5cmSign in to view price
Details
MaterialGallery
inkjet on hahnemühle paper from an original ektachrome, 1990. Courtesy of Aguirre.Aguirre
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This striking artwork features a captivating interplay of light and shadow. The central sculptural form, rendered in warm, earthy tones, appears to emerge from the inky black backdrop, its undulating curves and crevices creating a sense of movement and tension. The artist's skilled use of chiaroscuro, with highlights and shadows accentuating the textural details, lends the piece a palpable sense of depth and dimensionality. The overall composition conveys a mysterious, almost otherworldly quality, inviting the viewer to ponder the hidden narrative or symbolism behind this enigmatic, abstract sculpture. ...

Similar Artworks
Lily and Jack 10 years (design for wall painting with couch)
Lily Van Der Stokker
Lily and Jack 10 years (design for wall painting with couch), 1998
33.4 x 46.1cm
Untitled
Adrian Paci
Untitled, 2021
183 x 160 x 1cm
Love Is Louder
Sam Durant
Love Is Louder, 2023
112 x 123 x 11.5cm
Somewhereville, NH
Rochelle Feinstein
Somewhereville, NH, 2023
10.5 x 9cm
Red Rashes on Face Not
Lily Van Der Stokker
Red Rashes on Face Not, 2019
237 x 578 x 40cm
Somewhereville, NH
Rochelle Feinstein
Somewhereville, NH, 2023
10.5 x 9cm
Trocheras con pretal
Teresa Margolles
Trocheras con pretal, 2019
200 x 100cm
Somewhereville, NH
Rochelle Feinstein
Somewhereville, NH, 2023
10.5 x 9cm
El Capital te culea (Teatro Chile)
Teresa Margolles
El Capital te culea (Teatro Chile), 2019
150 x 225cm
Per Speculum I (film still)
Adrian Paci
Per Speculum I (film still), 2006
18 x 24.5cm
Televisiongarden
Lily Van Der Stokker
Televisiongarden, 1989
32 x 46.8cm
Wake Up Open Your Eyes
Sam Durant
Wake Up Open Your Eyes, 2023
60 x 49cm
Tela Venezuela
Teresa Margolles
Tela Venezuela, 2019
210 x 210cm
Two Mothers
Adrian Paci
Two Mothers, 2022
34 x 44 x 4cm
Grandpa Sigi Gudmundson (design for wall painting and wood object)
Lily Van Der Stokker
Grandpa Sigi Gudmundson (design for wall painting and wood object), 2000
33.2 x 24.7cm
Somewhereville, NH
Rochelle Feinstein
Somewhereville, NH, 2023
10.5 x 9cm
Agyness London
Billy Sullivan
Agyness London, 2009
76.2 x 55.9cm
Spiral Nebula (Large)
Kiki Smith
Spiral Nebula (Large), 2017
81.3 x 63.5 x 5.6cm
No Justice, No Peace
Sam Durant
No Justice, No Peace, 2017
179 x 320cm
Pista de baile del Club "Las Vegas" (Osiris)
Teresa Margolles
Pista de baile del Club "Las Vegas" (Osiris), 2016
120 x 180cm
Home number (design for wall painting)
Lily Van Der Stokker
Home number (design for wall painting), 1998
24.6 x 33.2cm
Secondo Pasolini (I Racconti di Canterbury)
Adrian Paci
Secondo Pasolini (I Racconti di Canterbury), 2010
245 x 245 x 110cm
Trap set
Jeff Wall
Trap set, 2021
166 x 180 x 6.9cm
En Plein Air
Rochelle Feinstein
En Plein Air, 2018
50 x 70cm
Calla Lily
Robert Mapplethorpe
Calla Lily, 1987
65.7 x 64.7cm
Joseph Grigely
Artist
Joseph Grigely
B.1956, American

Deaf since the age of ten, Grigely has focused his work on issues of communication—both its problems and possibilities—by creatively dealing with the absence of speech. His work can be understood as a journey through visual strategies and compositions based on the written word. Between the late 1980s and early 1990s, he formed a body of experimental work by creating a series of conceptual sculptures called Perforated Tympani. The title of the series is a reference to an incident: in 1967 he fell down a hill during a game of “King on the Mountain,” and a tree branch lying on the ground punctured his one good ear, leaving the artist totally deaf. As steel beams pierce large slabs of oak and elm, the Tympani sculptures became a medium to return the trauma to the trees. ...

Joseph Grigely: Artworks
Perforated Tympanum #23
Joseph Grigely
Perforated Tympanum #23, 2023
65 x 47 x 3.5cm
Perforated Tympanum #22
Joseph Grigely
Perforated Tympanum #22, 2023
65 x 47 x 3.5cm
Perforated Tympanum #18
Joseph Grigely
Perforated Tympanum #18, 2023
65 x 47 x 3.5cm
Perforated Tympanum #20
Joseph Grigely
Perforated Tympanum #20, 2023
65 x 47 x 3.5cm
Perforated Tympanum #24
Joseph Grigely
Perforated Tympanum #24, 2023
65 x 47 x 3.5cm
Aguirre
Gallery
Aguirre
Mexico City

Unlock Price & Inquiry Access