In the 1980s and»90s, Stella turned away from Minimalism, adopting a more additive approach for a series of twisting, monumental, polychromatic
metal wall reliefs and sculptures based on Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
The exhibition highlights such recurring forms, bringing together
metal wall reliefs related to the paintings on view.
Not exact matches
When exhibited in their glowing light boxes they evoke both the seduction of the cinema screen and the physical presence of minimalist sculptures such as Dan Flavin's fluorescent light installations or Donald Judd's
metal and Perspex
wall reliefs.
This exhibition reveals the broad scale of Ross» work from the large, free - standing, colorful
metal sculptures whose simple forms evoke the totemic monuments of an ancient world to the smaller lyrical
wall reliefs composed of wood veneers that create a visual extravaganza when placed next to one another.»
The armatures that envelop these animals correspond with large - scale
wall based bas
reliefs dripping with crystals, beads, and
metal flowers.
After receiving Sculp -
Metal in a can as a gift in 1955, Samaras used the claylike material to make proto - minimalist, floor - based objects as well as several
wall - mounted
reliefs that encase disquieting objects such as an exposed double - edge razorblade, an undone safety - pin, and mangled cutlery (here a teaspoon).
Lee Bontecou's ominous
wall reliefs with toothed
metal and twisted wire remind one of the mask in The Silence of the Lambs and evoke a darker side of creation.
Upon his return to his Captiva, Florida, studio, he transformed the scrap -
metal detritus into
wall reliefs and freestanding sculptures that recalled his earlier Combines.