Eva Hesse : Artist

“Confidence in my understanding of formal aesthetics is not the problem.
Those things are solvable. I solved them beautifully”. (Eva Hesse)

H + H
1965 (June)
Varnish, ink, gouache, enamel, cord, metal, wood, papier-câché,
unknown modeling compound, particle board, wood

Oomamaboomba
1965 (May)
Tempera, enamel, rope, cord, metal,
unknown modeling compound, particle board, wood

Sans II (One Unit)
October 1968
Fiberglass and polyester resin

Aught
1968
Latex, canvas, polyethylene sheeting, rope and unidentified materials; metal grommets
Installation variable, 4 units

Contingent
November 1969
Fiberglass, polyester resin, latex, cheesecloth

Right After
1969
Fiberglass, polyester resin, wire

Expanded Expansion
1969
Reinforced fiberglass poles and rubberized cheesecloth.

Eva Hesse was one of the great artists of the 1960s, and her major sculptural works stand out as singular achievements of that era. At once drawing on Minimalist strategies of repetition and seriality, and pushing non-traditional materials toward new modes of expression, Hesse created an art that evoked emotion, absence, and contingency. [Extract : The Jewish Museum]

The Estate Of Eva Hesse