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Sculpture by Drew Shiflett, Easel Sculpture #2 (paper, fabric, glue, cardboard, wood, polyester stuffing, Styrofoam and wire, 54" x 43" x 24", 2023). The image illustrates a key body of work by Drew Shiflett beginning in the 1980s, when she produced a wide range of sculptural works including large reliefs, boat- or coffin-like structures, and intricate mixed-media constructions. These works layered diverse raw materials using low-tech, DIY approaches to build volume out of largely one-dimensional (planar) materials. In some of the later pieces, Shiflett laid sculptures on the floor or draped them over frames suggesting looms or easels, as in this work, which navigates the space between picture and object, in its form and title. This body of work and individual piece were publicly exhibited in prominent exhibitions and discussed by critics in major art journals and daily press publications.

Artist Drew Shiflett. Copyright held by the artist.

Drew Shiflett

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating a key body of work in Drew Shiflett's career that began in the 1980s: her three-dimensional sculpture, which consisted of a wide range works including large reliefs, boat- or coffin-like structures, and intricate constructions likened to mythical worlds, interior architectures and bricolage landscapes. These works were distinguished by their layering of diverse raw materials and low-tech, DIY approach to construction. They often created contrasts between deliberate messiness in assembly with minimal, monochromatic materials and the building of volume out of largely one-dimensional (planar) materials. Because the article is about an artist and her work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to understand this key foundational body of work, which brought Shiflett initial recognition through exhibitions and coverage by major critics and publications. Shiflett's work of this type and this series is discussed in the article and by critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Drew Shiflett, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.