http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90594/ellsworth-kelly-double-curve-1988 ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Ellsworth Kelly, <i>Double Curve</i> (1988) http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90594/ellsworth-kelly-double-curve-1988 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90594/ellsworth-kelly-double-curve-1988 Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Ellsworth Kelly, <i>Double Curve</i> (1988)</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Walker Art Center</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>1998</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Walker Art Center</td> </tr> </table><br/>Since the early 1950s, Ellsworth Kelly has worked with pure geometric forms in sculpture, painting, and prints. <i>Double Curve</i> consists of two 18-foot-high gently curving bronze arcs. The artist made the arcs deliberately two-dimensional--when you look at them from the side they almost disappear. The sculpture itself seems like one of his paintings translated to three-dimensional form. The curves of the forms are rigorously controlled, setting up a subtle tension between the two arcs, which nearly touch in the center. Kelly works not only with geometric shapes, but with the space surrounding the forms. For instance, <i>Double Curve</i> relies on the space existing between the arcs for the sculpture to achieve a sense of tension or rhythm. This piece provides an excellent example of the artist's spare, geometric style. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/90594/ellsworth-kelly-double-curve-1988 Since the early 1950s, Ellsworth Kelly has worked with pure geometric forms in sculpture, painting, and prints. Double Curve consists of two 18-foot-high gently curving bronze arcs. The artist made the arcs deliberately two-dimensional--when you look at them from the side they almost disappear. The sculpture itself seems like one of his paintings translated to three-dimensional form. The curves of the forms are rigorously controlled, setting up a subtle tension between the two arcs, which nearly touch in the center. Kelly works not only with geometric shapes, but with the space surrounding the forms. For instance, Double Curve relies on the space existing between the arcs for the sculpture to achieve a sense of tension or rhythm. This piece provides an excellent example of the artist's spare, geometric style." type="image/jpeg" />Since the early 1950s, Ellsworth Kelly has worked with pure geometric forms in sculpture, painting, and prints. Double Curve consists of two 18-foot-high gently curving bronze arcs. The artist made the arcs deliberately two-dimensional--when you look at them from the side they almost disappear. The sculpture itself seems like one of his paintings translated to three-dimensional form. The curves of the forms are rigorously controlled, setting up a subtle tension between the two arcs, which nearly touch in the center. Kelly works not only with geometric shapes, but with the space surrounding the forms. For instance, Double Curve relies on the space existing between the arcs for the sculpture to achieve a sense of tension or rhythm. This piece provides an excellent example of the artist's spare, geometric style." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright 1998 Walker Art CenterWalker Art Center