The earliest example of a series of
abstract sculptures representing the tension of points almost touching.
Not exact matches
A sailboat
sculpture sits on top of a weathered dresser, which
represents the ocean, and an
abstract painting of a sunset adds the only source of color.
On view February 21, 2018 through October 14, 2024, Spencer Finch: Moon Dust presents an
abstract sculpture comprised of 417 LED light bulbs that together
represent the molecular structure of the moon dust gathered from NASA's 1972 Apollo space mission.
The entire show consists of six different chapters, each showing different relation between the body and the space, from a large 8x2 meter charcoal studies depicting football hooligans fighting, four paintings of the skaters in a modern art museum breaking a series of paintings by Ellsworth Kelly, six black paintings
representing the infinite space beyond the surface of the
abstract paintings, a cast resin
sculpture and a drawing of Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, all the way to the interactive app that allows viewers to interact with the works on view.
Similarly, the sculptor Melvin Edwards is
represented by an
abstract welded - steel
sculpture, «Working Thought» (1985), from the «Lynch Fragment» series.
Site specific and environmental art works are
represented by artists: Andy Goldsworthy, Walter De Maria, [126] Richard Long, Richard Serra, Robert Irwin, [127] George Rickey and Christo and Jeanne - Claude led contemporary
abstract sculpture in new directions.
Many of his major projects — particularly the eight
sculptures along I - 80 from Ashland to Sidney — faced some opposition from those who didn't believe the
abstract works
represented Nebraska.
Second, he set his sights on generating a new set of aesthetics: dissatisfied with intellectual, high - brow fine art (the sort
represented by
abstract expressionism and classical
sculpture), he wanted to promote more accessible types of art, made from everyday objects, which ordinary people could relate to without difficulty.
The first major 20th century British
sculpture exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts for 30 years is set to take place early next year.The survey will be a chronological tour to»
represent a unique view of the development of British
sculpture» Works have been chosen to highlight the artists» figurative and
abstract choices, comparing works such as Phillip King's Genghis Khan and Edwin Lutyens's Cenotaph.
Chinese writing evolved through the development of pictographs (which depicted objects) or ideographs (which
represented abstract notions) and the bronze
sculptures from the artist's series Sages» Sayings derive from these ancient forms.
Twelve paintings and two bronze
sculptures by Aloyzas Smilingis
represented his continuous creative path from 1974 to 2018 — from still lifes, to colourful and positive
abstract expressionism and biomorphic bronze forms.
For the exhibition, which first opens at Yorkshire
Sculpture Park before touring to other venues around the UK, Gander has selected works from 30 different artists featured in the Collection, pairing figurative
sculptures with other artworks containing the colour blue, which to Gander
represents the
abstract ideas often found in modern and contemporary art.
If we accept this assertion,
abstract sculpture may also
represent realities of life in space, in the ocean, in rock formations, in forms of nature, or in anything that connects us with life as we know it — not just human or animal forms, faces, plants, scenes, portraits, etc..
Britain was
represented by John Stezaker «s sensuous photo collage - Veil and Eva Rothschild «s linear
abstract sculpture — Natural Beauty.
Benjamin Eck Gallery for Contemporary Art in Munich shows a spectrum from photorealism to
abstract painting, from oversized to small - scale works, in visual and plastic media, objects and
sculptures -
represented in the works of renowned international artists such as Victor Rodriguez or Clio Newton.
Also
represented will be
abstract works Asher collected, such as a 1947 painting by John McLaughlin and two stainless steel
sculptures by George Rickey.
Other types of art, including Contemporary folk artifacts, 19th century landscape painting, American Impressionism, and pieces from the Gilded Age are all well
represented, as is African - American art, photography,
sculpture, prints, drawings, folk art, 20th century
abstract art and New Deal projects.
Different ways of
representing the body are powerfully displayed in the
sculpture of Janet Mullarney and the Body Map drawings of Kathy Prendergast, while a more
abstract approach to painting is seen in Sean Scully's As Was.
Skaer will also show
abstract bronze
sculptures that
represent natural elements like rain, snow and wind, as well as works from her ongoing project in which she uses materials from her childhood home, configures them into
abstract shapes and embellishes them with fine materials, replacing glass window panes with lapis lazuli, for example.