Grosvenor once charactericized his work as 'concepts, that function in space, between floor and ceiling'. In the case of his large geometrical sculptures of the late sixties this definition of their place was taken literally: fixed to the ceiling, his work gave the impression of hovering. This sculpture of 1975 is closer to the floor, while the unstable, hovering character which this cylinder that scarcely touches the ground has of itself is precisely suppressed. The emphasis in the sculpture lies on the inaccesible, partly because the cylinder is drawn inwards at each end. The rough, dark surface of the steel, which is coverd with a greasy coating, produces an effect of weight.
Specifications
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Steel, wax |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Length 240 cm Diameter 30 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Robert Grosvenor
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| Accession number | BEK 1573 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchase Stichting Fonds Willem van Rede. On permanent loan from the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, 1980 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1980 |
| Creation date | in 1975 |
| Collector | Collector / W. van Rede |
| Research |
Show research Digitising Contemporary Art |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | The United States of America > North America > America |
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