Work is titled FETISH. Barton Lidice Benes is known for his provocative, symbolic mixed media assemblage made from materials such as paper currency, biological materials and celebrity ephemera, with significant pieces relating to the AIDS epidemic. In the introduction to "Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish," John Berendt discusses Benes' works of this nature. "With some of the relics, the best in my opinion, he goes one step further and creates a shape that symbolizes the relic itself in some way. He calls this series TRANSUBSTANTIATION" (Benes pg. 15). Lot is accompanied by a printed copy of the New York Times article dated 4.5.1992, for which the consignor was interviewed about his extensive collection of Benes' works.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. Steven Brier, Miami, Florida.
Designer & Manufacturer: Barton Lidice Benes (1942-2012)
Markings: signed; 1984
Country of Origin & Materials: American; wood, feathers, shells, Plexiglass, other
Dimensions(H,W,D): 36.5"h, 36.25"w, 2.5"d
very good