Mauro Giaconi creates sculptures, installations, and drawings based on
abstracted architectural forms such as as pipes, structures, columns, and tools.
Not exact matches
Each of the installations, which vary in
form — from sculpture and photography to sound and
architectural intervention — investigates a different element of the in - between as both a physical location and an
abstract condition.
Von Bruenchenhein's
abstract explosions of vibrant color evoke the
forms of strange plants or fantasy creatures and
architectural structures.
Her sculptural works are often site - specific, making use of
architectural space and working in tandem with
abstract wall drawings to
form the installations as a whole.
Also on view is a group of bronze sculptures from Nagle's Hands On series (1991), which use the cup as a formal vehicle rather than a utilitarian tool, employing slight variations in structure and texture to create
abstract geometric and
architectural forms.
Peter Shelton's sculptures incorporate both
abstracted and figurative
forms along with anatomical as well as
architectural motifs.
Aaron Siskind (1903 — 1991) is best known for his
abstract photographs, often of natural
forms or
architectural features that were manipulated in order to produce unfamiliar images.
Thus, the sculptures of Chul - Hyun Ahn infinitely reflect highly streamlined
forms, as in the series Visual Echo; explore
architectural spaces, as in the series Tunnel and Well; and integrate
abstract drawings, such as in the series Mirror Drawing.
Executed in oil on canvas from a digital image, the paintings incorporate layer upon layer of fine lines of colour to create
architectural - like
forms, suggestive of a dense,
abstracted cityscapes.
In her sixth solo exhibition at Galerie Lelong, Ursula von Rydingsvard will present three new monumental works that exemplify the artist as a sculptor in full command of her craft, further developing the vocabulary that she has so thoroughly honed:
abstract,
architectural forms composed of accretions of wood.
György Gáti's
abstracted images of
architectural forms offer fresh dialogues about the urban landscape.
For more than twenty years the artist has been using diverse mediums and many kinds of objects — including electric lights, fabric, wax, wood and mirrors — to explore
architectural space, the nature of materials in
abstract forms and the spectator's response to all of them.
This Maine - born artist now works in Brooklyn, where he creates foreboding
abstract works based on an
architectural language of
forms.
Manuel Caeiro explores the limits of
architectural forms in his complex
abstract paintings.
Rendered unrecognizable, the
architectural form evokes an
abstracted flower bloom or the cosmic rays of a black sun.
This intense examination is largely atmospheric and
abstracted, though the skeletal
forms of decaying
architectural sites remain palpable within each of these images.
Derived from the figure and mythic narratives, Hadzi's sculpture references antiquity and classical artifacts —
abstracted anatomical
forms, columnar and other
architectural elements, helmets, weaponry and body armor function as visual metaphors for ancient cultures.
The acrylic and graphite works combine
abstract pattern elements with realist imagery such as botanical
forms and
architectural structures.
Chadha considers
architectural drawings and the topography of urban spaces,
abstracting recognizable patterns into puzzling yet familiar
forms.
The staggering
forms present both as flattened, two - dimensional façades — a kind of striped painting — and, from a distance, as three - dimensional
abstract sculpture, filling the immediate space with an
architectural presence.
Kahn is also interested in the idea of an undefined
abstract space: an idea that he feels has emerged through the tension of
architectural and pictorial space, and the emergence of a new
form of space created in the advent of digital technology.
Josef's arrangements of squares and rectangles and Anni's geometric patterns seem to share DNA with the
abstract forms of pre-Columbian pottery and textiles, and with the
architectural designs captured again and again by Josef's camera.
Working mainly with industrial and salvaged
architectural materials, Behr applies an
abstract language to his sculptural works, placing otherwise familiar materials out of context and imposing a defiance to logic, gravity and
form.
Incorporating the dynamic visual vocabulary of maps, urban planning grids, and
architectural forms, alternating between historical narratives and fictional landscapes, Julie Mehretu's beautifully layered paintings and drawings combine
abstract forms with the familiar, pairing the Roman Coliseum with floor plans from international airports, Le Corbusier's unbuilt megacity with blueprints from Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando, and dashing it all together with a color field full of
abstract geometry.
He was known then for painting «
abstracted architectural interiors where towers, gabled roofs, and arched doorways combine with geometric solids and intersecting planes to
form a framework in which various figurative elements are situated.»
For more than twenty years the artist has been using varied means and various types of objects — including lamps, fabrics, wax, wood and mirrors — to investigate the
architectural space, the nature of materials in
abstract forms and the reception of the spectator in contact with them.
«In his work Kelly
abstracts the
forms in his paintings from observations of the real world, such as shadows cast by trees or the spaces between
architectural elements,» according to his biography on the Guggenheim's website.
For more than twenty years the artist has been using varied means and various types of objects - including lamps, fabrics, wax, wood and mirrors - to investigate the
architectural space, the nature of materials in
abstract forms and the reception of the spectator in contact with them.
His mature style was fully realized in the late 1960s as he mixed the previous
abstract patterns with recognizable animal and
architectural forms.
Höfer's latest compositions focus primarily on
architectural detail and structure, color and
form, utilizing extreme angles and close - ups to interro - gate
abstract forms.
He claims that his work contains «an
architectural,
abstract art
form, a sort of universal folklore».
In the arts, this dynasty was noted for
architectural structures like the al - Azhar Mosque and the al - Hakim Mosque of Cairo; ceramic art in the
form of pottery decorated with figurative painting and ivory carving as well as relief sculpture and the emergence of the «infinite pattern» of
abstract ornamentation.