Title:
Shower, latrine and laundry building
Creator/Contributor:
Hibi, Hisako
Date:
10/1/1944
Identifier:
96.601.49
Format:
painting
oil on canvas
Description:
Unframed, stretched canvas. Image of barrack with chimney and smoke, portion of another barrack at left, casting shadow on
right barrack.
Historical Note:
This painting demonstrates Hisako Hibi's concern with composition. The focus appears to be less on landscape, and more on
shapes creating a sense of pattern. The corner of one bulding is depicted in the foreground and frames the painting at the
left. Its shadow falls dramatically across the side of the building at the right. This creates sharp geometric patterns
in this work. The viewer is positioned slightly outside of this space, but at ground level. There is no escape out of the
closed quarters of this alleyway. Hibi utilizes broader brushstrokes so that there is less modulation of the surface of the
canvas.
Subject:
Concentration Camps, Topaz | barracks | chimney | smoke