Discussion Questions
Untitled (S.114, Hanging, Six-Lobed Continuous Form within a Form with One Suspended and Two Tied Spheres)
Ruth Asawa
April 2021
Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.114, Hanging, Six-Lobed Continuous Form within a Form with One Suspended and Two Tied Spheres), ca. 1958; collection SFMOMA, Phyllis C. Wattis Fund for Major Accessions; © Estate of Ruth Asawa; photo: Katherine Du Tiel
- Describe the lines in this sculpture. Are they thin or thick? Curvy or angular?
- How would you describe the shapes in this sculpture? What do you see that makes you say that?
- What questions would you ask the artist about how she made this artwork? What challenges might she have faced while creating it?
- What does this work of art make you think of? If you could give this sculpture a different title, what would it be?
- Take a look at the shadows this sculpture casts. How do the shadows affect the way you see this work?
