Broken Obelisk
Abstract Expressionism
1969
749.0 x 318.0 cm
Barnett Newman (1905 – 1970)
Descoperă puterea expresionismului colorat în operele lui Barnett Newman (1905-1970), pionierul unei estetici inovatoare și unul dintre cei mai influenți artiști ai secolului XX, prin intermediul celor mai emblematice „zips” și câmpurilor de culoare puriste.
Newman made several sculptures, but Broken Obelisk is his most monumental. Its use of heavy, rough-surfaced steel contrasts with the impression of lightness created by the inverted obelisk that almost floats above the stable pyramid. The two parts connect at a space of only two and a quarter inches, with an internal steel rod stabilizing the massive sculpture. Although ancient imagery of pyramids and obelisks are often associated with death, Newman reinvents them here to evoke life and transcendence. Several versions of Broken Obelisk exist, with one in Houston, Texas dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Despre această operă
- Titlu: Broken Obelisk
- Artist: Barnett Newman
- An: 1969
- Dimensiuni originale: 749.0 x 318.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Statut drepturi de autor: Protejat de drepturi de autor
- Nuanță de culoare: Ochre to Sepia
- Intensitatea culorii: Balanced
- Subiecte: symbols