Fiberglass

DEFINITION

A light and durable material consisting of a plastic resin which has been reinforced with glass fiber. Sometimes called spun glass.Examples: see thumbnail to rightEva Hesse (American, born Germany, 1936-1970), Sans II, 1968, fiberglass, 38 x 170 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches (96.5 x 433.7 x 15.6 cm), Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. See feminism and feminist art, fluted, Minimalism, and rectangle.Eva Hesse, Contingent , 1969, cheesecloth, latex, fiberglass, installation (variable) 350.0 x 630.0 x 109.0 cm, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.