Sentences with phrase «matchbox structures»

If the essential geometries of Fernanda Gomes» installations formally recall an earlier generation of Brazilian art — the modulated space works and matchbox structures of Lygia Clark or the Metaesquemas of Helio Oiticica — they also embody Alberto Burri's philosophy of «truth to materials» exemplified in the Arte Povera movement.

Indeed, Gomes's constructions are in a lively dialogue with objects such as Clark's Matchbox Structures (1964), where a basic geometric unit, in this case a box of matches, becomes the organizing principle of the work.

Not exact matches

Similarly, they share in building vast architectural structures: with Nordström, this is most clearly demonstrated in models made from cardboard and old matchboxes.

I became hooked on the mildly dangerous rituals involved in making one: I loved splitting logs with a maul and bringing the chunks inside in our white canvas log carrier; I loved executing the intricate network of kindling and logs that would ensure a roaring blaze; and perhaps most of all, I loved windmilling the jumbo fireplace matches across the sandpaper matchbox - bottom like Pete Townsend, then touching them to the newspaper wads strategically located in the log structure.