Furnival, Astrid, 1940-
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
65th Birthday / Furnival, John; Furnival, Astrid., 1998
This print was made to celebrate John Furnival's 65th birthday. The print depicts each year of his life as a colored number in a chaotic arrangement with overlays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Be Fruitful and Multiply, 1987
The imagery in this knitted sweater relates to fruit, including the one arm bandit, gambling or fruit machines, a big apple, and a "Be Fruitful..." text. The colors have their basis in the brightness of Southwestern United States where Furnival knitted this piece at Roswell Institute, New Mexico, during an artistic sabbatical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Un Coup de Des Jamais N'Abolira le Hazard, 1989
This work, based upon Stephan Mallarme's celebrated poem, is exhibited on a collaged, female mannequin, "Lady Midnight" by Astrid and John Furnival. The buttons on the sweater are actual dice. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
