Inspiration comes from the urban landscape, especially old machines thrown out in heaps to rust. Some discarded pieces trigger associations with prehistoric beasts. Abandoned by the culture that created them, these extinct forms have taken on a life of their own. They emit a presence, suggesting a sort of mechanical animal; a dark, powerful form perched on the landscape.

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 2
Mechanical Animal
1990
oil on paper
22"x30"

Private Collection: New York, NY
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 4
Industrial Creature
1990
oil on paper
22"x28"

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 6
Squatting Figure
1991
oil on canvas
48"x26"
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 8
Cyborg Fetus
1991
oil on paper
31"x25"

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 10
Balance
1991
oil on canvas
diptych, 24"x38"
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 12
Duet
1991
oil on canvas
40"x40"

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 14
E-Presence (Mechanized Fossil)
1991
oil on paper
28"x22"
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on four sheets of paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 16
Industrial Creatures
1989
oil on four sheets of paper
60"x45"

Initials AS on front.

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 18
Muscle
1990
oil on canvas
diptych, 24"x44"

Private Collection: New York. NY
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 20
Touch
1991
oil on canvas
30"x30"

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on canvas
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 22
Dialogue
1991
oil on canvas
44"x54"
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals oil on paper
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 24
Catalytic Exchange
1992
oil on paper
30"x22"

Initialed AS on front.

ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals corrugated cardboard and masking tape
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 26
Model for Industrial Creature
1990
corrugated cardboard and masking tape
10"x12"x10"

front view
ANNE SEELBACH 1989-1991 Mechanical Animals welded steel
1989-1991 Mechanical Animals ,  article artwork image 28
Industrial Beast
1990
welded steel
4.5'x6'x6'

Collection: Simmons College, Boston, MA