Balance

Synopsis: BALANCE features the American artist Sarah Sze, English painter Rackstraw Downes, and American minimalist Robert Mangold. Sze creates massive but intricate works that are produced with the space being used in mind. Downes’ work utilise a vastness of scope as well a meticulous attention to detail, best epitomised in the use of horizontal lines ‘bending’ to acknowledge the bending of the earth’s horizon. In contrast, Mangold’s work’s immediate simplicity betray a complexity that rewards the scrutinty of the viewer. All three artist’s works explore the distinctions between balance and imbalance, and demonstrate that the smallest change in a line, a formal element or a structure can be a radical proposition.

Art: Art in the 21st Century is a series of 24 programmes in which 100 contemporary artists explain their creations, their creative processes, and their perceptions of art.
Series: Art21, Series
Language: English
Country: Germany
Year of release: 2013
Subjects: Art
Keywords: artists; balance; modern art; Sze, Sarah; Downs, Rackstraw; Mangold, Robert

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Notes: Illuminations produces and distributes programmes on arts-related subjects, some of which are made for television and others in conjunction with cultural institutions to accompany specific exhibitions. Many titles are available for sale on DVD, including continuing series on leading contemporary and twentieth century artists and modern architecture, as well as a few programmes on religion, drama, history and ideas.

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