Geometric Abstraction

Geometric Abstraction: is the use of geometric forms (often in patterns) to create abstraction.

Unknown Title/Artist

"Vertical Composition II", Seymour Fogel

"Evolution", Kiwame Kubo

"The Cones in the National Gallery of Australia's Sculpture Garden ", Bert Flugelman.

"Cubicks #3", Bruce Gray

Mask

Mask: are a covering for all or part of the face.

"Mask", Anthony Kerr

"Mask", John Clinton

"Rusted Mask", Steven Saunders

"Red Mask", Leonora Carrington'

"Green Woman Mask", Lynn Wartski

Low Relief

Low relief: is a method of carving or sculpting in which the subject stands out from a flat surface to a lesser extent.

Untitled, Meats Meyer

"Dr. Plummer", Unknown Artist

"Alter Ego", Gareth Jones

"Touch of Beauty", Chidi Okoye

"Springs of Life", Chidi Okoye

High Relief

High relief: is a sculpting technique in which the subject stands out from a flat surface to a greater extent.

"The Parthenon Frieze", Phidias

Phidias

"Dawns and Dusks", Louise Nevelson

"Black Zag Z", Louise Nevelson

"Collegiate School, 1972", Louise Nevelson

In-The-Round

In-The-Round: sculptures are free standing and sometimes not meant to be viewed from any one angle, not anchored to a flat surface, and are entirely three-dimensional.

"Stemmers", David Fried

"Kate Moss", Mark Quinn

"Schema", Gianpietro Carlesso

"Fortune Dilly and Devond Lad", Heather Jansch

"Lovers II", Pongolini Guiseppe

Skin Project

Assignment: Select three objects to cover, wrap, or drape.

I decided to use a guitar's cover, a suitcase, and heels.

Wrapped-Up Heels and Suitcase

Wrapped-Up Guitar's Cover

Mass

Mass: refers to the visual density of a piece, its weight, and the manner in which it occupies an area or space.

Untitled (Basement), Rachel Whiteread

"House", Rachel Whiteread

"Wrapped Roman Wall", Christo and Jeanne- Claude

Rachel Whiteread

"Wrapped Coast", Christo and Jeanne-Claude