Sculpture Vertical, Horizontal, Closed, Open

Dr. Penelope Curtis

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Yale University Press
19 September 2017

History of Art & Design Styles; Sculpture

By taking simple ways of looking at sculpture, this book uncovers unexpected affinities between works of very different periods and types. From sundials to mirrors, from graves to way-markers, from fountains to contemporary art, a wide range of illustrated examples expands the definitions of sculpture and proposes that we understand this art as something more fundamental to the way we experience and construct our rites of passage.

Penelope Curtis argues that there are some basic functions shared by many kinds of three-dimensional objects, be they more or less obviously sculptural. Even contemporary sculpture, with no apparent purpose, makes use of this deeply embedded vocabulary. Together, the qualities of vertical, horizontal, closed and open are consolidated in the ensemble, which places the viewer at its heart, on the threshold of sculpture and on the threshold of change. This book elides the usual notions of figurative and abstract to think instead about how sculpture works.

Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art

By: Dr. Penelope Curtis
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780300227222
ISBN 10: 0300227221
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 19 September 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Penelope Curtis is Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon and previous Director of Tate Britain.

Reviews for Sculpture Vertical, Horizontal, Closed, Open

“A remarkable study,which operates as a primer allowing us to rethink the very vocabulary and purpose of sculpture, both conceptually and physically.” —Tanya Harrod, Times Literary Supplement “A remarkable study,which operates as a primer allowing us to rethink the very vocabulary and purpose of sculpture, both conceptually and physically.” —Tanya Harrod, Times Literary Supplement -- Tanya Harrod * Times Literary Supplement *