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Henry
Moore
Just as Shakespeare evolved what Peter Brook calls “density,”
a narrative meaning overlaid with a huge range of associations, so
too Henry Moore provides a basic meaning, but beneath it lies a dense
web of imagistic resonances. |
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Magdalena
Abakanowicz
Magdalena Abakanowicz’s sculptures form a zone where forms—human,
plant, mineral—discover their kinship, the resemblance of their structures,
materials, and processes. |
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Nam
June Paik
Nam June Paik endeavors to humanize technology and electronic media,
a pursuit evident throughout his prolific, complex, and visionary
career. |
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George
Rickey
As one of the world’s foremost kinetic sculptors Rickey emerges as
a unique and powerful presence in his own right by focusing on "movement
as means." Less interested in the form of his sculptures than
in the patterns of their movement, he also eschews motorized mechanization.
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Kenneth
Snelson
The sculpture of Kenneth Snelson holds a place at the core of one
of the principal concerns of 20th-century visual art.
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Tony
Smith
20th Century American Architect, Painter, Sculptor. A self-taught
maverick and mystic, he referred to his buildings as designs and his
sculptures as presences. |
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Alexander
Calder
20th Century American master of Modern sculpture reknown
for his mobile and stabile sculptures.
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Robert
Irwin
Southern California installation/conceptual artist whose work
primarily involves light and space. |
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Red Grooms
American Pop sculptor especially recognized for his fantastic,
humorous, walk through environments. Also a prolific painter, printmaker,
pioneering performance artist and film maker. Developer of the sculpto-pictorama. |
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Nancy
Grossman
New York sculptor particularly reknown for her sculpture heads
tightly bound in leather. |
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Michelangelo
(1475–1564) Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, poet, architect.
Considered to be one of the greatest figures in the history of art.
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Camille
Claudel
(1864-1943) Enigmatic French sculptor reknown as Rodin's
pupil, model, and lover.
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Rodin
(1840-1917) Often referred to as "the Father of Modern
Sculpture". Major commissioned works include "The Gates
of Hell," "The Burghers of Calais," as well as tributes
to Victor Hugo and Balzac. |
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Donatello
(1386-1466) One of the most influential Florentine sculptors
of the Early Italian Renaissance. |
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Bernini
(1598-1680) Italian sculptor, architect, painter, playwright,
and theater designer. Most dominant figure of the Baroque period. |
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Pablo
Picasso
(1881- 1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramist, stage designer,
the most reknowned artist of the 20th Century. Picasso 's art significantly
influenced every major art movement during his life. |
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Christo
& Jeane Claude
Bulgarian/American sculptor reknown for his many large scale
sculptural projects. Christo's art is concerned with the social implications
of wrapping buildings and landscapes relative to the packaging of
Western consumerism. |
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Anthony
Caro
English sculptor heralded as one of the greatest contemporary
abstractionists. |
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Eduardo
Chillida
Basque sculptor has earned international commissions and awards
for his monumental public sculptures for more than 40 years. |
