Table sculptures

March 8, 2007  |  Edward Tufte
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These small pieces that sit on a table were completed over a series of really cold winter days–thus “winter table pieces.” The warmer the weather, the larger my artworks. And conversely.

Movies (by Andrei Severny and ET) of 2 table pieces (click arrow at lower left of each screen to play):

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Next a stainless steel piece, asymmetric and tranquil.

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In the third piece, shown below, the vertical stainless steel plane is engraved and also scribed with lines and curves on both sides.

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The gestures in the metal grinding recall the color gestures in Sonia Delaunay’s work, although Nature’s colors from sunlight on stainless steel are richer and and more subtle.

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Topics: 3-Star Threads, Art, E.T., Sculpture