Gravity

Gravity: is the force that attracts a body to the center of the earth.

"Styrofoam cups", Maya Lin

Maya Lin

Unknown Artist/ Title

"Rope Sculpture", Natalie Badger

"Hanging Sculpture", Alisa Dworsky

Weight

Weight: refers to the visual or physical heaviness of an element or piece.

"Lunk", Sol Lewitt

"Seven High", Sol Lewitt

"Inside Out", Ken Price

"Zoma", Ken Price

"Whitey", Ken Price

Volume

Volume: refers to the physical space within a form.

Unknown Title, Sol Lewitt

Unknown Title, Sol Lewitt

Unknown Title, Sol Lewitt

"Modular cube", Sol Lewitt

"Open Geometric Structure", Sol LeWitt

Closure

Closure: involves using as little information as possible while still creating a recognizable shape, allowing the eye to "fill in" what is not necessarily there.

Unknown Artist/Title

Unknown Artist/Title

"Open Geometric Structure",Sol LeWitt

"Open Cube", Sol Lewitt

"Sculptural Silhouettes", Alain Kurtlo

Proximity

Proximity: refers to how close together elements of a piece are.

"Fairy Dance", Mark Chatterley

"Five Dancing", Magdalena Abakanowicz

"80 Backs", Magdalena Abakanowicz

Mark Chatterley

"Waves of Leaves"

Kinetic Form

Kinetic Form: allows for actual movement within the piece.

"Animaris Rhinocerous", Theo Jansen

"Protrude", Sachiko Kodama

"Morpho Towers", Sachido Kodama and Yasushi Miyajima

"Mechatronic installation"

"Untitled", Theo Jansen

Presence

Presence: is the way the piece occupies and uses the environment surrounding it.

"Water is Leven", Henk Hofstra

"Art Eggcident"- Henk Hofstra

"Outdoor Box"- Jacqueline Kyoda

"Maximilian's Schell"- Ball and Nogues

"Cloud Gate"- Anish Kapoor