Deconstructive Constructivist

Discusses the work of American sculptor Don Gummer. The author details the artist's Constructivist sculptures of the late 1960s, highlighting Separation (1969; illus.), and the artist's studio-based earth work Lake (1971; col. illus.). He comments on the large-scale installation Hidden Clu...

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Published in:Art in America (1939) 2005-01, Vol.93 (1), p.110-115
Main Author: Sandler, Irving
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Gummer, Don
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Summary:Discusses the work of American sculptor Don Gummer. The author details the artist's Constructivist sculptures of the late 1960s, highlighting Separation (1969; illus.), and the artist's studio-based earth work Lake (1971; col. illus.). He comments on the large-scale installation Hidden Clues (1974), examines the influence of carpentry on installations including Axis (1976; col. illus.) and Ionic Loggia (1978; col. illus.). The author explores the artist's relief sculptures including Ionic Loggia II (1978; illus.) in relation to the work of Donald Judd, Frank Stella, and Sol LeWitt, and highlights the combination of modernist, postmodernist, and conceptual styles in his work. He describes the artist's freestanding sculptures, assesses the relationship of his work to that by David Smith, and refers to the use of organic shapes in Passage (1993; col. illus.) and the complex relief forms of Angel (2000; col. illus.). The author compares the artist's use of bronze in later work with the sculpture of Joel Shapiro, Nancy Graves, and Bryan Hunt, and concludes by identifying the permanent, public open-air sites of Primary Compass (2000; illus.) and Southern Circle (2004; illus.).
ISSN:0004-3214