Not exact matches
Gone are the collage materials, found objects and
foamcore: the new sculptures are constructed exclusively of papier - mache and paint, materials which reinforce their presence
as sculpture in their own right.
They are crafted from the simple, disposable materials of the architectural model (
foamcore, cardboard, balsa wood), and punctuated by found materials such
as aluminum foil, a paperclip, a rubber band, and half a walnut.
In 1975 Frank Stella executed twenty - eight graph - paper drawings, which were converted into
Foamcore maquettes, and, in 1976, to a series of large - scale aluminum reliefs known
as the Exotic Birds.
The major lot by Sherman in the auction is Lot 47, «Untitled # 225,» a color coupler print mounted on
foamcore, 48 by 33 inches, that depicts Sherman
as a demure, not particularly beautiful, Botticelliesque woman bearing a breast spurting milk.»
With the opening fast approaching, Kertess and Matthew Yokobosky began to huddle over three simple pieces of white
foamcore that were
as close to a model
as the show ever had.
Artist Tom Sachs discusses how this iconic figure entered his sculptural world, beginning with a Barneys department store Hello Kitty nativity scene and later appearing
as large - scale models in bronze,
foamcore, and other materials, joined by friends Miffy and My Melody.
Fecteau works in materials such
as papier - mâché,
foamcore and plaster, slowly adding and taking away from the forms.
h Complex collages of jutting
foamcore triangles and cartoon clouds,
as in Untitled or the Boulevard, Bedroom 1, Corner 2, 5:11 PM, Friday, 1 June 2007, climb the walls and extend across the tin ceilings of Blom's home.»