Richard Serra an American minimalist sculptor and video artist known for working with large-scale assemblies of sheet metal. Serra was involved in the Process Art Movement. In 1981, Serra installed Tilted Arc, a gently curved, 3.5 meter high arc of rusting mild steel in the Federal Plaza in New York City. There was controversy over the installation … Continue reading "Richard Serra"
Frederick Hart a twentieth-century American sculptor whose work recalls the figurative tradition of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A convert to Catholicism, Hart’s work often conveys sensuousness joined with religiosity. In his later career, he created female nudes from cast acrylic resin in a process that he patented. Hart was the sculptor of the statue “Three Servicemen” (also … Continue reading "Richard Serra"
Watts Towers a collection of 17 interconnected sculptural structures in the Watts community of Los Angeles, California, also known as Towers of Simon Rodia, or Nuestro Pueblo (“our town”). The tallest of the towers reaches a height of over 99 feet (30 m). The towers and walls were designed and built by Sabato (“Simon”) Rodia (1879-1965), an … Continue reading "Richard Serra"
Dark Star Park a sculptural land-art installation in Rosslyn, Virginia by Nancy Holt. Completed in 1984, it was the first major commissioned public art project in the United States. The sculpture, which replaced a run-down gas station, consists of five spheres, two pools, four steel poles, a stairway, a large tunnel for passage, a small tunnel for viewing and … Continue reading "Richard Serra"
Tilted Arc a site-specific sculpture by Richard Serra, originally commissioned by the United States General Services Administration Arts-in-Architecture program for the Foley Federal Plaza in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in Manhattan, New York City. Installed in 1981, those who worked in the area found the sculpture extremely disruptive to their daily routines, and … Continue reading "Richard Serra"
