(1907-1981) First generation New York abstract expressionist artist
sculptor, painter, draughtsman
"a huge figure in steel and aluminum relief that is at once a butterfly, a strange flower, and an ominous royal presence. Describing Roszak's insect sculptures in the introduction to the catalog of his 1962 one-man exhibition, Lionel Abel wrote, " Roszak makes bugs that are metamorphosed into themselves…They are at large, they unfold like the most delicate blossoms, they are like musical instruments-often they are like music."
"a huge figure in steel and aluminum relief that is at once a butterfly, a strange flower, and an ominous royal presence. Describing Roszak's insect sculptures in the introduction to the catalog of his 1962 one-man exhibition, Lionel Abel wrote, " Roszak makes bugs that are metamorphosed into themselves…They are at large, they unfold like the most delicate blossoms, they are like musical instruments-often they are like music."
Exploding Star Relief, 1960-61
Painted Steel
69 x 107 x 26 1/2 inches (175.3 x 271.8 x 67.3 cm)
Collection: Theodore Roszak Estate