Woman of War was a very complex sculpture which Lijn had to visualise in all its varied detail since it was fabricated outside of her studio.
The idea of using beads to mask the head, thus hiding the prism which directs the laser beam from inside the head, was already in the early drawn studies and even earlier in the beaded sculpture Woman of War Head. When it came to making the sculpture, Lijn forgot the bead mask until she realised that it was necessary to complete the head.
Lijn made a great many drawings for it, followed by scale models and finally a 1:1 model in wood and card which served as a template for the metal fabricator.
Although the final sculpture was different again, these drawings give an idea of the various ideas for its form.
Photography by Plastiques.
Woman of War
1988/1989
75.7 x 55.7 cm
Acrylic on Whatman paper
Woman of War
1988/1989
75.7 x 55.7 cm
Acrylic on Whitman paper
Woman of War
1987
103.5 x 70.5 cm
Acrylic and oil pastel on Whatman paper
Woman of War with Koans
1987
103.5 x 70.5 cm
Acrylic and oil pastel on Whatman paper
Head of Woman of War
1985
24.3 x 20.2 cm
Felt tip pen, pastel and India ink on paper
Study for Woman of War I
1985
49 x 39 cm
Ink & watercolour on Whatman paper
Study for Woman of War II
1985
49 x 39 cm
India ink on Whatman paper
Study for Woman of War III
1985
49 x 39 cm
Oil pastels, ink and self adhesive velvet and mirror on Whatman paper
Study for Woman of War IV
1985
49 x 39 cm
Ink and oil pastels on paper
Study for Woman of War V
1985
38 x 49 cm
Ink and watercolour on Whatman paper
Study for Woman of War VI
1986
61.5 x 32.5 cm
Gouache on paper
Study for Woman of War
1986
Gouache on paper
61 x 33 cm
