Sentences with phrase «modernist sculptural practice»

He subverts the conventions of modernist sculptural practice by creating small, eccentrically playful objects in decidedly humble materials.

Influenced by calligraphy, architecture, and poetry, he subverts the conventions of modernist sculptural practice by creating small, eccentrically playful objects in humble, fragile materials.

He subverts the conventions of modernist sculptural practice and instead creates small, eccentrically playful objects in decidedly humble materials such as paper, rope, twigs, and bubble wrap.

Not exact matches

Known for his handcrafted sculptural installations of crochet, tulle, spices and stones, Neto's renowned art - making practice draws from a wide variety of sources, from Modernist traditions of biomorphic abstraction, through Arte Povera and American Minimalism, to the legacies of Brazilian neo concrete, conceptual and Tropilcália movements.

The exhibition continues with works by: Isa Genzken, Cristina Iglesias, Liz Larner, Anna Maria Maiolino, Marisa Merz, Senga Nengudi, Lygia Pape, and Ursula von Rydingsvard, a Post Modernist generation of increasingly global figures who are far more expansive in their use of space, and whose works signal a foundational shift from discreet sculptural objects toward more installation - based practices.

Taking vast, remote landscapes and the ephemeral conditions of nature as their sculptural canvas, these and other artists staged their own protest by rejecting traditional sculptural forms and practices, rigid modernist theory and the commercial confines of the museum - and - gallery system to create frequently massive land art works that heightened awareness of our relationship with the earth and challenged accepted definitions of art.

Born in Washington, D.C., Puryear is based in Hudson Valley, N.Y. Over the past half century, he has established a unique sculptural practice utilizing traditional craft, carpentry, and boat building skills to create modernist abstract works that are inspired by nature and draw on a range of cultures, histories and motifs.

The exhibition continues with works by Isa Genzken, Cristina Iglesias, Liz Larner, Anna Maria Maiolino, Marisa Merz, Senga Nengudi, Lygia Pape, and Ursula von Rydingsvard — a Post Modernist generation of increasingly global figures who are far more expansive in their use of space, and whose works signal a foundational shift from discreet sculptural objects toward more installation - based practices.