"The posture one’s body assumes carries with it all the memories of its experiences…" — Eric Fischl

In his sculptural practice, Eric Fischl explores the evocative power of the human form. His isolated figures, often caught in moments of tension or release, reflect the interplay between inner emotions and external influences, embodying the complex dialogue between self and environment.

Arching Woman captures a figure on the verge of liberation, poised between surrender and transcendence. Cast in leaded glass, the sculpture draws light into its surface, illuminating memory, desire, and the invisible forces that shape us. The translucent medium amplifies qualities of fragility and resilience, revealing surfaces reminiscent of Fischl’s bronze works while offering a new sense of radiance and vulnerability.

As one of only three sculptures Fischl created in cast glass, Arching Woman stands apart in its rare materiality, collapsing the boundaries between strength and fragility, intensity and stillness. The result is a work that simultaneously resists and embraces convention, extending Fischl’s exploration of the human condition into a luminous new dimension.

The Viewing Room, June 2026