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MAX CARTIER - UNTITLED SCULPTURE
Max Cartier (Italian, b. 1935)
Untitled Mask Sculpture, 1987
Painted metal, wire, and mixed media
Dimensions: 40 × 25 cm
Work by Max Cartier showcasing the artist’s inventive use of industrial materials to create bold, expressive forms. The sculpture, fashioned in 1987, takes the shape of a stylized mask, painted in vivid red with accents of blue, green, and white. The face is punctuated by exaggerated, wide-open eyes, linear markings, and a dramatic central opening.
Cartier’s integration of painted steel, wire bindings, and coiled spring-like structures emphasizes the raw materiality of the object while simultaneously imbuing it with playfulness and theatricality. The mask is mounted on a robust base, its vertical support wrapped in metallic spirals, reinforcing a sense of tension and energy.
Max Cartier (Italian, b. 1935)
Untitled Mask Sculpture, 1987
Painted metal, wire, and mixed media
Dimensions: 40 × 25 cm
Work by Max Cartier showcasing the artist’s inventive use of industrial materials to create bold, expressive forms. The sculpture, fashioned in 1987, takes the shape of a stylized mask, painted in vivid red with accents of blue, green, and white. The face is punctuated by exaggerated, wide-open eyes, linear markings, and a dramatic central opening.
Cartier’s integration of painted steel, wire bindings, and coiled spring-like structures emphasizes the raw materiality of the object while simultaneously imbuing it with playfulness and theatricality. The mask is mounted on a robust base, its vertical support wrapped in metallic spirals, reinforcing a sense of tension and energy.
