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Nancy Mintz
Cups "J" - Japanese paper and brass, abstract wall sculpture

2024

$560
£424.50
€495.08
CA$803.75
A$810.34
CHF 461.42
MX$9,850.01
NOK 5,446.81
SEK 5,431.17
DKK 3,700.68

About the Item

Cups “J” by Nancy Mintz is an abstract wall sculpture that feels airy and luminous, with translucent Japanese paper softly diffusing light across delicate radial sections. The dark brass framework creates a quiet, architectural contrast, giving the piece both structure and elegance. Light, balanced, and contemplative, it evokes calm, harmony, and a refined sense of stillness, both modern and timeless in spirit. It is very lightweight due to the paper and wire construction, and the built-in, two-pronged, hanging hardware makes it very simple to hang on any wall. Cups is a limited series of 11 wall sculptures created by sculptor Nancy Mintz in Portland, Oregon. Nancy Mintz is a Portland-based sculptor whose work speaks to the quiet intelligence of materials and the delicate memory of the natural world. With roots in California and a deep connection to the Pacific Northwest, she draws inspiration from the innate potential of her chosen media—ceramics, metals, wood, textiles, paper—each selected for its ability to hold meaning and evoke emotion. Her current body of work explores biological communities and the transformations they undergo over time. Using fine brass wire like a drawn line, Mintz creates gestural frameworks that she then layers with Japanese paper, resulting in translucent, husk-like forms that feel both ephemeral and grounded.
  • Creator:
    Nancy Mintz (American)
  • Creation Year:
    2024
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Gallery Location:
    SEATTLE, WA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2903217145142

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