Sunday, March 6, 2011

IV. Plane and Edge

Plane: element of form which can be described in two dimensions, predominantly characterized by surface.

Donald Judd, Foundation

George Rickey, Cluster of Four Cubes

George W. Hart, Geometric sculpture

Kevin Chou, Sofa made of hand woven bamboo balls

Lynn Chadwick, Beast Alerted


Edge: the boundary of a surface.

Alberto Giancometti, Dog

Alessandra Baldereschi, Fil de Fer

Isamu Noguchi, Pylon

Keith Haring, The Boxers

Kiwame Kubo, Evolution


Freestanding/In the Round: sculpture standing alone, usually on a pedestal or base; sculpture not attached to a background or wall.

Berlinde de Bruyckere, We Are All Flesh

Charles Perry, Rondo

Claes Oldenburg, The Spoonbridge

Claus Oldenburg, Corridor Pin

Emily Floyd, Signature Work


Form: the volume and shape of a three-dimensional object.

Berlinde de Bruyckere, In Doubt

Christo, Wrapped Tree

Jean (Hans) Arp, Bell and Navels

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Androgyn III

Max McLintock, L6 Sculpture

Closed form: a relatively solid form with little negative space.

Berlinde de Bruyckere, K37

Jacob Epstein, The Rock Drill

Jacqueline Rush, Jackson's other steed

Sol LeWitt, Tall Irregular Progression

Tom Otterness, Male Capybara

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