Gouk on Steel
To all my blog readers I would like to recommend the two articles by Alan Gouk on sculpture in steel recently featured on abstract critical—especially the first one, though part 2 has its interest....
View ArticlePlanar Construction
William Tucker’s book contains the following very apposite remarks on cubist construction:“Painting gives way to physical making, and survives only to key or differentiate existing parts. The picture...
View ArticleObject Matter
From William Tucker’s book The Language of Sculpture, comes these further words on cubist construction: Pablo Picasso, Construction with fringe 1914 “Apart from their richness and power as individual...
View ArticleTucker’s Stance
William Tucker’s favorite sculptors, according to his book, are Brancusi, Matisse and Degas. If one looks at his own work with this in mind, it’s clear that he is not rooted in construction, but in...
View ArticleIsolation
From William Tucker’s great book I learn that by the age of seventeen Rodin had been rejected three times by the Beaux-Arts. He spent twenty years earning a living as a technician/assistant working for...
View ArticleCrouching Woman
Going back to look again at William Tucker’s book, I find my original impression confirmed—it’s really great. Ideas come tumbling out at every turn of the page. Here’s one insight from the chapter on...
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