Learning to Use Fire
Robert NavaWW-2019-095493
2019·Crayon, grease pencil, brush and tempera, and graphite pencil, with smudging, on off-white wove paper·43 × 35 cm (16 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 2019
- Dimensions
- 43 × 35 cm (16 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Robert Nava
Artist
Robert Nava
Installation
Driven by his desire to “make new myths” responsive to our times, Robert Nava has created a chimerical world of metamorphic creatures, drawing inspiration from sources as disparate as prehistoric cave paintings, Egyptian art, and cartoons.
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- Robert Nava
- Year
- 2019
- Dimensions
- 43 × 35 cm (16 15/16 × 13 13/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-2019-095493
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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