Nick Van Woert - Under the Influence New York Friday, September 23, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private Collection

  • Catalogue Essay

    Nick van Woert’s work is profoundly rooted in his interest in architecture, history, nature, and semiotics. Van Woert first studied architecture as an undergrad before he turned his attention to art and earned his MFA at Parsons. However, architecture is a discipline which continues to greatly influence his work. For the artist, the focus is on the evolution of common building materials (from stone to Styrofoam), and using them to develop a language. Basic building materials are imbued with meaning through our daily relationship to them outside of the context of art.

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The Crepidoma

2008
Plaster bust, cement, clamps, melamine, steel and paint.
48 x 23 1/2 x 19 in. (121.9 x 59.7 x 48.3 cm)

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $6,875

Under the Influence

23 September 2011
New York