Description
| Gabo sought to replace static with kinetic rhythms. In addition, he promoted the use of new materialsplastic, wire, and glasswhich he felt would serve both his new spatial explorations and his goal of utilizing the new products of the modern industrial era. In 1936, Gabo began to base his sculptures on spherical structures. He believed that the visual character of space was spheric not angular. The Empire State Plaza's Construction in Space: Spheric Theme, made late in Gabo's career, is also directly related to the spheric theme works of the late 1930s. In this sculpture, the seemingly continuous curved planes are actually two identical circles bolted and held together with a network of tiny springs. These springs, which Gabo called "lines of tension," delineate depth and contribute to the sculpture's overall impression of weightlessness; they draw the eye toward the center of the work and the elements of construction. Volume has been created by a mathematical arrangement of lines and planes, and color is confined to the materials used except for the painted base and interior core. Reproduction of this image, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from the estate of the artist. |
Details
- Work Date:
- 1969
- Location:
- Corning Tower Plaza Lobby
- Dimensions:
- 7'-8" x 6'-5"
- Medium:
- stainless and cor-ten steel