Norma Minkowitz seeks mystery with the shadow of her work; she has always been interested in the liner elements. Minkowtiz crochets her work with the use of several different materials with steel, wood, paint and resin being among the majority of the material that she uses. She creates a lacey, delicate look to her work which is symbolizes the human condition with the contradiction of using steel mesh, which is strong. She uses the netting to create a blurred yet visible shape within other shapes. Minkowtiz retains implications of containment and psychological complexity, while focusing on the human form as the landscape. She uses paint within her work, at some points being able to see the paint on the object and at others times appearing to be invisible to the viewer, all depending on the use of light. She wants to convey a sense of energy as the viewer moves around the sculpture with the openness in her work.
Poinsetta
1999
Mixed media
22 x 12.5 x 8.5 "
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