Rectilinear Space Construction
Theodore Roszak
American, born Poland, 1907–1981
Details
Title
Rectilinear Space Construction
Artist/Maker
Theodore Roszak (American, born Poland, 1907–1981)
Date
1941–1943
Medium
Painted wood, wire, and plastic
Dimensions
15 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the American Art Collectors and the Jean and Glenn Verrill Foundation, and through prior acquisitions with funds from the Friends of Art, Margaret and John L. Hoffman, and the Goldthwaite Estate, William B. and Mary Mobely Fambrough, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Glenn, bequest of Mrs. Francis Pickens Bacon, Athos Rudolfo Menaboni, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Abreu, Beverly DuBose, Sr., Mrs. Charles T. Hopkins, and in memory of Byron P. Harris
Accession #
2004.202
Upon his return from studies in Europe, Theodore Roszak began using industrial materials to build sculptures. Rectilinear Space Construction is an intriguing blend of mass-produced modern materials, such as plastics, with organic materials, including wood, which Roszak crafted into distinctive forms and painted with clearly irregular brushstrokes. In this significant example from Roszak’s Constructivist period, the intimate sculpture is built upon a simple crescent shape, which represents a pivotal motif throughout Roszak’s 1940s production.
Image Copyright
© Estate of Theodore Roszak/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY