Sun Target II, Springfield MO (Originally in Chicago 1980)

John Henry

Grounded in the aesthetics of constructivism and using minimal geometric shapes, Henry has worked to create a form that is meant to change its appeal in the ever-changing sunlight. Although these forms are minimalist and rectilinear, the multitude of directions and angles provides many a canvas for the sun to create shadow and dynamism. These forms are made of steel yet seem light because of the way they are organized and mainly un-grounded nature.

Glass Labyrinth, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art 2013

Robert Morris (1931 – 2018)

Made of structural Glass, steel, and bronze, a translucent labyrinth was designed as a single pathway that forces the viewer to change path unexpectedly. Although the path is not a spiral, the materiality transforms a simple design into a puzzling maze. One would think that the permission of vision would assist in the journey to the center, but humans are humans and there are many marks on the glass around forehead-level.

Ferment (2011) Nelson Atkins Museum

Roxy Paine

It's a metal tree - almost. The reflective nature and murmurating "branches" are unlike that which are seen in actual trees and are more like veins branching out from the aorta. The scale of this piece is that of a small tree, around 56 feet high, and is completely random in it's generation of limbs.

https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/56321/ferment

An Inspired Section

Using Taliesin West and the French Fries examples from above, an original sculptural building section was designed for the next project.