Mark di Suvero
American, born 1933

Early in his career, Mark di Suvero decided to make art that encouraged interaction—to be touched, even to be sat upon. Blubber consists of nine painted steel I-beams bolted together. A large tractor tier, split and suspended, serves as a swing. This element of humor humanizes the sculpture, which otherwise might seem fully abstract and formal because of its industrial materials—and imposing because of its size.

Painted steel and rubber, 1979-80
Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1984.76
© 1980 Mark di Suvero