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While the early work of Eli Bornstein was representational, he found his artistic path studying the seismic innovations of European modernism, from Impressionism to Post-Impressionism, and from Cubism to Constructivism and De Stijl. In 1957, he fully adopted abstraction, his own modus operandi becoming the Structurist Relief, which, while geometrically abstract, is also dedicated to the evocation of the phenomena of the natural world. This selection of key works focuses on the major steps of Bornstein’s artistic evolution.


  • Saskatoon

    Saskatoon 1954

  • The Island

    The Island 1956

  • Aluminum Construction (Tree of Knowledge)

    Aluminum Construction (Tree of Knowledge) 1956

  • Structurist Relief No. 18-II

    Structurist Relief No. 18-II 1958–60

  • Structurist Relief No. 3-1

    Structurist Relief No. 3-1 1964

  • Structurist Relief No. 2

    Structurist Relief No. 2 1966

  • Double Plane Structurist Relief No. 3

    Double Plane Structurist Relief No. 3 1967–69

  • Four Part Vertical Double Plane Structurist Relief (Winter Sky Series)

    Four Part Vertical Double Plane Structurist Relief (Winter Sky Series) 1980–83

  • Arctic Study No. 38

    Arctic Study No. 38 1987

  • Hexaplane Structurist Relief No. 2

    Hexaplane Structurist Relief No. 2 1995–98

  • Quadriplane Structurist Relief Nos. 1–3 (River-Screen Series)

    Quadriplane Structurist Relief Nos. 1–3 (River-Screen Series) 1989–96

  • Tripart Hexaplane Construction No. 2

    Tripart Hexaplane Construction No. 2 2002–6

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