Expansions
E535820
Expansions is a series of monumental polyurethane foam sculptures by French artist César Baldaccini that dramatically capture the moment of material expansion and solidification.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expansions canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sculpture series ⓘ |
| artForm | three-dimensional art ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important work within Nouveau Réalisme
ⓘ
key example of process-oriented sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | César’s exploration of expansion and compression ⓘ |
| category |
material-based sculpture
ⓘ
modern sculpture ⓘ process art ⓘ |
| concept |
chance and control in artistic creation
ⓘ
sculpture as captured process ⓘ transformation of everyday industrial material into art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | César Baldaccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| depicts |
moment of material expansion
ⓘ
process of solidification ⓘ |
| displayContext |
gallery exhibitions
ⓘ
museum exhibitions ⓘ public art spaces ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrial production techniques
ⓘ
post-war material experimentation in art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
industrial materials
ⓘ
polyurethane foam ⓘ |
| movement | Nouveau Réalisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frozen moment of physical transformation
ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ organic, amorphous forms ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century art ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
pouring and allowing foam to expand
ⓘ
stopping expansion at a chosen moment ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByArtist | Compressions ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
industrial process aesthetics
ⓘ
material behavior ⓘ |
| technique |
casting and solidifying expanding foam
ⓘ
controlled expansion of polyurethane foam ⓘ |
| theme |
industrial materiality in fine art
ⓘ
temporality captured in solid form ⓘ tension between spontaneity and control ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
bulbous, flowing volumes
ⓘ
surface textures created by expanding foam ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.