the Ego and the Id





The Ego and the Id” (2008), an installation that is part of the Franz West retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art, includes built-in seats. The Ego and the Id is internationally acclaimed artist Franz West's newest and largest aluminum sculpture to date. Soaring 20 feet high, the piece consists of two similar but distinct, brightly colored, looping abstract forms, one bubble gum pink and the other alternating blocks of blue, green, orange, and yellow. Each of the forms curve up at the bottom creating stools that invite passersby to stop, take a seat, and directly engage with the artwork. The sculpture is only truly complete once the viewer interacts with the work. The Ego and the Id is consistent with the artist's overarching desire to produce sociable environments for viewing art using his signature combination of whimsy and monumentality.

Metaphysically, Franz West's discourse reverberated on his psychological contour of his ego and id, which advanced to stupendous genesis people can interface with.

1 comments:

Olivia said...

This sculpture creates not only a functional but visually exciting work of art to look at. The abstract forms combined with the fun colors are what give it an approachable feel, in my opinion.