Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionist Sculpture MoMA Abstract Expressionism Questions What makes something a sculpture? What makes something a painting? What kinds of materials.

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Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture
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Questions
What makes something a sculpture? What makes something a painting?
What kinds of materials do sculptors use to make art?
What kinds of choices do artists make when creating sculptures?
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Take a close look at Sky Cathedral,
by Louise Nevelson…
• Describe this work. What shapes
do you see? What kind of
materials do you think she used?
• How is this work like a painting?
• How is this work like a sculpture?
Louise Nevelson. Sky Cathedral. 1958
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Let’s take a look at Australia, by
David Smith
• What words would you use to
describe the lines and shapes
in this sculpture?
• What materials did he use?
• Smith’s sculptures are often
characterized as “drawing in
space.”
David Smith. Australia. 1951
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Let’s compare Smith’s and
Nevelson’s sculptures
David Smith. Australia. 1951
Louise Nevelson. Sky Cathedral.
1958
• How are these sculptures similar? How are they different?
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Louise Nevelson. Sky Cathedral. 1958
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David Smith. Australia. 1951
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Isamu Noguchi. My Pacific (Polynesian Culture). 1942
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Louise Bourgeois. Sleeping Figure, II. 1959
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