Name/Title
Untitled (from Children's End)Entry/Object ID
2016.134Description
Dark human-ish forms floating in a background of mushroom clouds and blue and purple criss crossing lines.Context
Through the exploration of surrealist metaphysical environments, Michiko Itatani comes to terms with the convolutions of the 20th century in her works. With a celestially abstract style, Itatani places androgynous figures floating in swirling strata of color and pattern, engulfing and confusing the figures. Born in Osaka, Japan, Itatani came to America in 1970.
Itatani’s Untitled (From Childhood’s End), 1994-97, rearranges limbs, hands, and feet and completely disfigures the forms. Moving away from black and white to warmer tones of brown and orange, the figures are seen reaching and flexing for support. In the center of the piece, a mushroom cloud-like form explodes upward into the space the figures are occupying lending itself to a commentary on the destruction of nuclear war and chaos. The lithograph was part of the Anchor Graphics 1995 Subscription Series which featured several Chicago artists.Acquisition
Accession
2016.131-138Acquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Collection of DePaul University, Gift of Anonymous DonorInscription/Signature/Marks
Location
BL of RTranscription
[arist signature]Notes
Inscription Type: graphiteLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
geometric abstraction, abstraction, forms of expression (artistic concept), artistic concepts, Surrealist, EuropeanHierarchy Name
Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)Facet
Associated Concepts Facet, Styles and Periods FacetLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
BodiesDimensions
Dimension Description
overallWidth
15 inLength
22-3/16 in