Ruth asawa

Ruth Asawa with her Form-within-Form sculpture, 1952. Photo by Imogen Cunningham. #RuthAsawa #BlackMountainCollege #ImogenCunningham

Another amazing artist I often turned to get re-inspired.. Even though I feel a bit "in between" right now with my art making, I always have the urge to make something, to create. That might explain why this excerpt fom The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa - Contours in the Air resonates in me: "I have made doing art part of my life. Art is doing. There is either doing or talking about it. Art deals direclty with life. After it is done, someone comes along to write about it; then someone comes along…

Posthumous celebrations of two undervalued but extraordinary 20th century artists give them both the recognition they deserve

Asawa, who died at 87 in 2013, was known for her intricate wire sculptures. She learned to draw in a World War II internment camp for Japanese-Americans.

Ruth Asawa is an amazing Japanese artist. She is nationally known for her wire sculpture, public commissions, and her activism in education and the arts. She has been called the “fountain lad…

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SFMOMA and MoMA are teaming up on an international Ruth Asawa retrospective celebrating the Bay Area artist's looped wire sculpture and more.

Pioneering sculptor Ruth Asawa believed in the power of art to change lives. Modern Art Oxford explores her dedication to education and advocacy.

A mindful drawing exercise based on Ruth Asawa's wire weaving

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Sculptor Ruth Asawa at home with her children on Saturn Street, San Francisco in 1957, photographed by Imogen Cunningham #mothersanddaughters

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Ruth Asawa, c.1947

ruth asawa, sculpture. She makes giant knitted forms. They are great.

Kim Conaty, Steven and Ann Ames Curator of Drawings and Prints

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Ruth Asawa is renowned for her ethereal wire hangings that redefine the notion of sculpture as solid form. Her looping technique produced two works of art simultaneously—the sculpture itself and the magical shadow it casts. Recognized early in her career with solo and group exhibitions and ambitious public commissions, Asawa is now considered one of California’s most important artists.The daughter of struggling Japanese immigrants, Asawa grew up on a vegetable farm in Norwalk, Los Angeles…

the united states postal service (USPS) has announced a set of stamps featuring 10 of ruth asawa’s meticulous wire sculptures.