Pisane Ice
1997
Sam Gilliam's *Pisane Ice* is a dynamic acrylic work on wood construction that incorporates a rotating element mounted on a hinge, inviting physical interaction and challenging the static nature of traditional painting. Gilliam's bold use of color and form transforms the work into a dimensional object that occupies the space between painting and sculpture. The kinetic component reflects Gilliam's lifelong experimentation with the boundaries of abstraction and the possibilities of the painted surface.
- Medium
- acrylic on wood construction, rotating element on hinge
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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September 26, 2018
Artists in conversation
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella similarly merged painting and sculpture through shaped canvases and three dimensional wood constructions with bold geometric forms and vibrant color fields that challenge the boundaries between flat surface and physical object.
Lygia Clark
Brazilian · b. 1920
Clark created hinged and articulated geometric constructions that invited viewer interaction and physical manipulation, directly paralleling Gilliam's use of a rotating element to activate the work as a participatory kinetic object.
Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924
Noland shared Gilliam's roots in Color Field painting and geometric abstraction, using bold acrylic pigments and shaped formats that push painting toward an object based presence within its surrounding space.
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