Flowing Man
By Ernest Trova
Category: Sculpture
About
Flowing Man is actually made of two separate sculptures from an edition of nine from the Falling Man series, installed face-to-face. It was the experience of working with mannequins that led Trova to develop his first series of faceless, armless, nude figures that represented the bureaucratic and technological ‘Everyman.’ These figures, which came to be titled theFalling Man series, first appeared in 1964.
Dimensions: 7′ x 22′ x 4′
Year Completed: 1972
Material: Stainless steel
Owner: Phillip Samuels Fine Arts
Donor: Phillip Samuels
About the artist:
Ernest Trova
1927-2009
Ernest Tino Trova, a self-trained St. Louis native, became one of the significant artists of the late twentieth century. Trova has always insisted on consistency of content in his work, along with persistency of application and personal addiction for getting work done. He considered his entire output a single “work in progress.” Trova’s gift of forty of his works led to the opening of the Laumeier Sculpture Park. As one of the most prolific and imaginative sculptors of our time, Ernest Trova continues to create many more outstanding works of art and venture into hitherto unexplored areas.
