Shadow Profile

Mary Giles

2001

Materials

Waxed and dyed linen, tin, copper, and iron

Size

22 x 15 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches

Racine Art Museum, Gift of David and Jacqueline Charak

About the artwork.

The waxed linen and metal works of Mary Giles reference topographical forms and evoke the light and shape of elements in the natural landscape. The reflective qualities of the copper, iron, or tin that Giles attaches to interior crevices or exterior surfaces, as seen in Shadow Profile, echoes the play of sunlight on water while also suggesting textures and layers.