Christa Jeitner's 1979-80 Textile Work Zakopane Tree Analyzed in ARTMargins Online
Marie Meyerding examines Christa Jeitner's textile piece Zakopane Tree (Zakopanischer Baum) from 1979-80. The work features a triangular fabric suspended from nearly bare branches against a stark background. A black-and-white photograph captures the installation outdoors, with the fabric's ends resting on a ground of stones and grass. Dark branches and light-colored material contrast sharply with an almost white upper portion of the image. Few tall trees appear vaguely in the distance. This analysis appears in ARTMargins Online's special issue dedicated to Jeitner's archives.
Key facts
- Christa Jeitner created Zakopane Tree (Zakopanischer Baum) in 1979-80
- The work is a textile installation photographed outdoors
- It features a triangular fabric hanging from nearly leafless branches
- The fabric's ends rest on a field of stones and grass
- A black-and-white photograph documents the piece
- The image has a stark background with dark branches and light fabric
- Marie Meyerding authored the analysis
- The article is part of ARTMargins Online's special issue on Jeitner
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Artists
- Christa Jeitner
- Marie Meyerding
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- ARTMargins Online