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Abraham Polatnik
Abraham Palantnik Lucite Fish
1970s
Plastic
A charming double-sided translucent lucite fish.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazilian art and a Pioneer in making Kinetic sculptures. In the late 40s (1949) he created his first "Kinechromatic Devices".
Many an optical experiment followed in the 1950s and 1960s. This figure is part of the Artimis Collection that features hundreds of different figurines. Most are animals, but human and abstract figures can also be found in it.
Reference: See Abraham Palatnik : A Pioneer of Technological Art
by Frederico Morais for a comphensive reveiw of Palatniks life work
(https://www.olats.org/pionniers/pp/palatnik/morais_en.php)
Dimensions
3 1/2 inches high x .5 inches long x 3/4 inches deepStock number
NY08435The BADA Standard
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