Lucia Wilcox’s sculpture from 1968–70 reduces the language of biomorphic abstraction to a single, concentrated form. Broad at its base and tapering upward to a soft point, the sculpture evokes a seed, bud, flame, or elemental body without becoming any one of them. Its strength comes from this ambiguity: Wilcox creates a shape that feels familiar and organic while remaining entirely abstract.

The matte white surface emphasizes the purity of the silhouette and allows small irregularities in the material to remain visible. These subtle marks give the sculpture a tactile, handmade quality that contrasts with the apparent simplicity of its overall form. The swelling lower volume gives the work a grounded, almost bodily presence, while the pointed upper edge introduces a gentle sense of ascent and movement.

Created between 1968 and 1970, the sculpture reflects Wilcox’s late interest in distilling natural and corporeal associations into increasingly simplified volumes. Rather than relying on complex composition, she allows proportion, contour, and surface to carry the work. The result is quiet and meditative, suggesting growth, enclosure, and transformation through the most economical of forms.