Off view


American, born South Africa, 1936–2006
Reunion, 1969
Painted steel
23 1/2 x 48 3/4 x 12 in. (59.7 x 123.8 x 30.5 cm)
Gift of Joan O. Stern
Photo by Jerry L. Thompson
Isaac Witkin’s energetic, complex works demand to be experienced from every angle, so as to grasp in full the relationship between their seemingly disparate components. As the artist once commented, “I am basically a Baroque sculptor, in the sense that I avoid any strict adherence to the plane and to symmetrical layout. I aim to establish a freedom to move in multiaxial space, in a way that will draw the spectator in and around the sculpture, to experience different aspects of an evolving dynamic.” 

Reunion stands out from Witkin’s body of work, not only for its vibrant blue color, but also for its integrated pedestal-like element. 

Location

Other works by this artist
Angola II

Angola II, 1968

Kumo

Kumo, 1971

Masai

Masai, 1969

Shogun, 1968