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Artworks
Renate BERTLMANN Austrian, b. 1943
Trilogische Türme… [Trilogical Towers…], 1990Acrylic, oil crayon, coloured pencil on paper88 x 60 cmRenate Bertlmann’s 'Trilogical Towers…' (1990) is part of a series of works on paper that allude to male genitalia. While in early works on paper from the 1970s Bertlmann de-scaled...Renate Bertlmann’s 'Trilogical Towers…' (1990) is part of a series of works on paper that allude to male genitalia. While in early works on paper from the 1970s Bertlmann de-scaled the phallus and transformed it into a worm, here it is referenced as a pedestal form (a critique of the subjugation of women to men) and celebrated in a kitsch, carnivalesque festival of colours.1of 2