Elias Sime: Tightrope (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783791358819)

A first-ever monograph featuring the work of the Ethiopian artist Elias Sime, who brilliantly explores the impact of life in a post-consumerist world.

Sime's brightly-colored sculptural tableaus feature found objects including thread, buttons, electrical wires, and computer detritus. This book highlights the artist's work from the last decade, much of which comprises the series entitled "Tightrope." Repurposing salvaged electronic components, such as circuits and keyboards, Sime incorporates the refuse that are the byproducts of technological advancement, and points to the urgency of sustainability. The resulting abstractions reference landscape and the figure as well as traditional Ethiopian textiles. "Tightrope" refers to the precarious balance between the progress technology has made possible and its detrimental impact on the environment.

Published with the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art

Author: Tracy L. Adler
ISBN-10: 3791358812
ISBN-13: 9783791358819
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2020
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.20lbs
Size: 11.60h x 10.20w x 1.00d