Artist
Mary Anne Arntzen
Big Hug
Date2019
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Framed Size: 62 1/2 x 62 1/2 in. (158.8 x 158.8 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH2022.012
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
- Board of Ethics Govt Accountability (1030 15th St, NW, 700)
DescriptionMary Anne Arntzen’s visual vocabulary borrows from architecture, nature, textiles, and cartoons. Her colors and patterns oscillate between harmony and dissonance, with the forms catching light, casting shadows, creating entryways and barriers. Here, the title of Big Hug implies something physical, human, and warm about the organic, yellow-outlined shapes. Layered below and around them, the stripes and patterns call to mind piles of fabric and add a geometric element to the composition.
