Word: basrelief
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...essence, Kolář glorifies the printed phrase while simultaneously reducing it to mosaics of decorative rubble. A basrelief of a butterfly is emblazoned with syllables from a 17th century Latin text on the natural sciences, together with scraps of the enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa. A bust of Queen Nefertiti is studded with bits of picture postcards, advertising folders, magazine illustrations and postage stamps...
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