Thomas Houseago
Lumpy Figure, 2009
Bronze
H 90 1/8 x 55 7/8 x 40 1/8 in
Photo: JC Lett
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Thomas Houseago engages in sculpture’s quintessential subject: the human form. Yet he imbues a unique and innovative approach to his figures. The classic contrapposto is replaced by a Lumpy Figure...
Thomas Houseago engages in sculpture’s quintessential subject: the human form. Yet he imbues a unique and innovative approach to his figures. The classic contrapposto is replaced by a Lumpy Figure: lite- rally, a shapeless body. The huge, misshapen figure simultaneously repels and attracts us. It is deformed, almost primitive. Lumpy Figure is a contorted, slightly terrifying alien; part human, part animal.