Observatory
Jim Dine
1990/Bronze, paint/USA
Jim Dine is one of America's leading pop art Artist who has been active since the early 1960s. I create paintings in which everyday objects such as wash basins and tools are attached to surfaces drawn with an abstract expressionist touch. The ``Exhibition Stand'' is a smaller-than-life replica of the ``Venus de Milo,'' with two heads missing and roughly chamfered, placed on a bronze pedestal with a rock-like texture. This is a subject that has been frequently taken up since 1980, but as he says, ``I am only interested in writing my own biography,'' Venus de Milo has also been transformed into something that reflects the artist's feelings. It is being
