Claire Zeisler in ‘The Time is Now’ at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Known for creating fiber art without a loom, late artist Claire Zeisler sometimes evoked the natural world in works that seemed to pour and pool like water. Here, a vivid red piece evokes fire, lava, blood and more, eliciting strong and even conflicting responses. (At Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in Chelsea through August 4th).

Claire Zeisler, Untitled, colored fiber construction, 36 ½ x 43 x 42 inches, c. 1969.