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Matrix Series: Catenary Ellipsoid...Bi

Matrix Series: Catenary Ellipsoid...Bi

2010
(American, b. 1946)
Overall: 88.9 x 55.9 x 28 cm (35 x 22 x 11 in.)

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The artist defined form using only light and line in this sculpture.

Description

Young's latest work consists of thin rods of Pyrex glass that are heated and assembled with great facility into web-like sculptures that, in his words, address the question, "Can form be defined using only light and line?"Many of the resulting pieces reveal the artist's keen interests in calculus and geometry. In this example, two catenary curves have been "rotated" into a three-dimensional form that is suspended amid a rectilinear compositional base, which, in turn, is bisected down its middle.
  • In Honor of The Cleveland Arts Prize. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 13, 2010-March 13, 2011).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/13/2010 - 03/13/2011): "In Honor of the Cleveland Arts Prize"
  • {{cite web|title=Matrix Series: Catenary Ellipsoid...Bi|url=false|author=Brent Kee Young|year=2010|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2010.156