“Sculptures are paintings that stand on their own”.
Frank Stella
I love how my Thursdays give me the chance to see something that is familiar, through new and different eyes. As I have gotten older, I have come to really enjoy and appreciate sculpture. I like its presence and its physicality; the chance to move around it; to see different perspectives, angles and shadows. To see how well something fits into the landscape.
And yet I had never stopped to think go it as being linked to art like this.
A painting that stands on its own!
Perhaps this has its origins in the sense that painting is the ultimate visual art; that it is the beginning and the end of fine art, and so in order to give sculpture some kudos or credit, it gets related to painting.
I think sculpture stands on its own any which way, and I wonder if this is somehow describing the action of taking a drawing in 2D and creating something 3D with it? Or whether it is really saying that sculpture is as good as painting, just independent of walls?
I definitely think sculpture is as good as a painting!
Frank Stella
I love how my Thursdays give me the chance to see something that is familiar, through new and different eyes. As I have gotten older, I have come to really enjoy and appreciate sculpture. I like its presence and its physicality; the chance to move around it; to see different perspectives, angles and shadows. To see how well something fits into the landscape.
And yet I had never stopped to think go it as being linked to art like this.
A painting that stands on its own!
Perhaps this has its origins in the sense that painting is the ultimate visual art; that it is the beginning and the end of fine art, and so in order to give sculpture some kudos or credit, it gets related to painting.
I think sculpture stands on its own any which way, and I wonder if this is somehow describing the action of taking a drawing in 2D and creating something 3D with it? Or whether it is really saying that sculpture is as good as painting, just independent of walls?
I definitely think sculpture is as good as a painting!
oh the hierarchy of art is a strange construct!
ReplyDeleteOh yes Mo, indeed! Because I have never studied art or been part of the art world, I have only just come to realise this might be a thing! Crazy notion really isn't it? Even the use of Fine Art Gallery - not really sure what is different to an Art Gallery? I could spend ages wondering or worrying, but I don't think so. Go well!
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