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Yung, Rene

Vessel

91x61x8 inches (h x w x d)
1993
mixed media sculpture

"Mixed media sculpture about traditional Chinese custom of breast binding of adolescent females."--Artist's slide list

Materials

cloth; fiberglass; fluorescent lamps (lighting device components); graphite; photographs; polymer paint; sheets (bed coverings); wood (plant material)

Techniques

embroidering; sculpting

Style/Period

Postmodern; feminism; sculpture (visual work); wall hangings

Subjects

culture; customs; language (verbal communication); letters (signs); life; marriage; texts (document genres); Yung, Rene; femininity
Vessel
Source: Slide