Transamerica Pyramid-Lascaux
lacquer and leaf on wood with copper mirror
71 H x 16 Wx 8 D

"THE TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID BUILT IN 1972 WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SKYSCRAPERS TO BREAKOUT OF THE MODERN BOX-LIKE BUILDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE. PROVING THAT WHAT IS OLD BECOMES NEW AGAIN. THE PYRAMIDAL SHAPE HEARKENS BACK TO THE TIME OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS. IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME OF OLD VERSUS NEW, WE PLAYED WITH SYMBOLS OF PROSPERITY, RENDERING THE SURFACE WITH BISON AND HORSES REMINISCENT OF THE CAVE PAINTINGS IN LASCAUX, FRANCE." MARY