Surface Relations

This series of sculptures, which began in 1980, initially used both the wall and floor as support surfaces, presenting a 180° experience that emphasized side and three-quarter views. The pieces explicitly focused attention on gravity and support as they incorporated the surrounding architectural space of the wall and floor. The series continued into the 1990s with free-standing sculptures that utilized planar surfaces within a given sculpture that functioned as wall or floor. The work evolved to focus particularly on a viewer’s likely movement through space, over time.

left: Bull Durham, 1986. h. 74" x w. 23" x d. 52 1/2". Stained wood.right:Filles de Kilimanjaro, 1985 h. 116" x w.22" x d. 44 1/2" Wood

left: Bull Durham, 1986. h. 74" x w. 23" x d. 52 1/2". Stained wood.

right:Filles de Kilimanjaro, 1985 h. 116" x w.22" x d. 44 1/2" Wood

Avenue to Orange, 1988 h. 51 3/4" x w. 54" x d. 55 1/2" Wood, steel, stainless steel

Avenue to Orange, 1988 h. 51 3/4" x w. 54" x d. 55 1/2" Wood, steel, stainless steel

 
Black Pool, 1996-99 h. 31" x w. 96" x d. 228" Wood, steel, iron, stainless steel, cement, plexiglas

Black Pool, 1996-99 h. 31" x w. 96" x d. 228" Wood, steel, iron, stainless steel, cement, plexiglas

Black Pool, 1996-99 h. 31" x w. 96" x d. 228" Wood, steel, iron, stainless steel, cement, plexiglasMORE IMAGES FROM THE SERIES:

Black Pool, 1996-99 h. 31" x w. 96" x d. 228" Wood, steel, iron, stainless steel, cement, plexiglas

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