Robert Irwin
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Light and Space artist
artist
conceptual artist
environmental artist
human
installation artist
painter
Robert Irwin was an influential American artist and pioneer of the Light and Space movement, renowned for his immersive installations and site-specific environmental works.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Light and Space artist
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artist ⓘ conceptual artist ⓘ environmental artist ⓘ human ⓘ installation artist ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| artisticFocus |
perception and light
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viewer experience ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-09-12 ⓘ |
| died | 2023-10-25 ⓘ |
| employer |
Chinati Foundation (as commissioned artist)
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University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
environmental art
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installation art ⓘ painting ⓘ site-specific art ⓘ |
| genre |
perceptual art
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site-specific installation ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Doug Wheeler
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James Turrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Light and Space artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Abstract Expressionism
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Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| movement |
Light and Space
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Minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Robert Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject |
design of the Central Garden at the Getty Center
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landscape design for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art campus ⓘ master plan and gardens for Dia:Beacon ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1° 2° 3° 4° (1969)
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Black Line Volume (1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Garden at the J. Paul Getty Center, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Conditional paintings series ⓘ Disc paintings series ⓘ Excursus: Homage to the Square³ (Dia Center for the Arts, 1998; Dia:Beacon, 2015) NERFINISHED ⓘ Light and Space III, Indianapolis Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Light and Space installation at the San Diego Federal Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Primal Palm Garden, Los Angeles County Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrim veil—Black rectangle—Natural light, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ Untitled (dawn to dusk), Chinati Foundation, Marfa (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue³ (installation, not the Newman painting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Long Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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