Floor Piece Donald Judd

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Floor piece donald judd.

He was first publicly recognized as an art critic writing reviews for arts magazine from 1959 65. His oeuvre has come to define what has been referred to as minimalist art a label the artist strongly objected to. The first piece of furniture donald judd made was his bed on the fifth floor of the large cast iron building he bought in spring street new york in 1968. It is a simple platform of wooden boards that seems to float in space.

The essential elements of his serial large scale floor pieces produced from 1967 onwards are retained in this monumental piece from 1992. It consists of three 150 centimetre cubes placed 50 centimetres apart the depth of the niches formed by the inner sides of each cube creating a sort of tunnel. Unlike traditional sculpture which was placed upon a plinth thus setting it apart as a work of art judd s works stand directly on the floor and as a result force the viewer to confront them according to their own material existence. The structure is composed of two vertical slabs that rest on the floor to which the bottom component is conjoined and the ceiling of the structure extends to the outer edges of the vertical walls.

Judd s only known work in granite an untitled sierra white granite floor piece from 1978 measures 72 x 144 x 12. A floor piece may consist of one single structure or multiple units with a defined spatial relationship that as a whole comprises the work of art. In the 1950s he studied philosophy and art history and took classes at the art students league in new york. This piece is in some ways the polar opposite of the whole.

Donald judd widely regarded as one of the most significant american artists of the post war period is perhaps best known for the large scale outdoor installations and long spacious interiors he designed in marfa texas. Donald judd is a landmark figure in the history of postwar art. Floor piece a floor piece is a freestanding judd work that rests directly on the floor without a pedestal and at a considerable distance from other works of art. Introduction 620 donald judd.

Drawing for wall pieces. Summary of donald judd. Donald judd s freestanding floor pieces the chinati foundation donald judd s freestanding floor pieces in 2016 in the ice plant in downtown marfa chinati began exhibiting for the first time two stainless steel five part floor works by donald judd.