Created in 1958, Sky Cathedral, a piece of assemblage art constructed by Louise Nevelson (1899-1988). As it was created in the 1950s, this piece of art falls into the contemporary period, which stretches all the way from post-war to the modern day. Regarded as one of the most successful female sculptures of the 20th century, Nevelson was born in Russia, however, at of 6, Nevelson and her family moved to America, where she would pursuit her art career. In her early days, Nevelson aspired to become an artist already, and by 1932, she joined a school of art in Germany, and became fascinated with Cubism (an art style involving heavy emphasis on simple geometrical shapes and interlocking surfaces), which became adherent in many of her pieces of
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Just the sheer greatness and size of the assemblage begs for attention, and gives a very ominous and foreboding atmosphere all around it. The shadows and in general, colour, also concrete this response, with dark and shadowy almost certainly being associated with this. Also, the use of making the boxes “not quite fit”, and leaving gaps between some of them, makes the artwork appear somewhat unfinished and incomplete and unfinished, offering the chance to use your imagination, and fully appreciate the “magic” inside Sky cathedral. Nevelson has also seen to making the artwork resemble something so unreal through the actual construction and assemblage of the pieces of furniture, making you challenge what is actually what, and question how everything manages to go together so well, while still being so …show more content…
She has proven that women can also create larger artworks, and utilised almost everything, leaving nothing to waste. Creating artworks during the contemporary art era, Nevelson challenged reality and the meanings of unity and identity, as shown in Sky Cathedral, and many other of her mono-coloured pieces of art. All her artworks carry a distinctive “signature” with them, being easily recognisable as her style, and reflecting her personalities and
Just the sheer greatness and size of the assemblage begs for attention, and gives a very ominous and foreboding atmosphere all around it. The shadows and in general, colour, also concrete this response, with dark and shadowy almost certainly being associated with this. Also, the use of making the boxes “not quite fit”, and leaving gaps between some of them, makes the artwork appear somewhat unfinished and incomplete and unfinished, offering the chance to use your imagination, and fully appreciate the “magic” inside Sky cathedral. Nevelson has also seen to making the artwork resemble something so unreal through the actual construction and assemblage of the pieces of furniture, making you challenge what is actually what, and question how everything manages to go together so well, while still being so …show more content…
She has proven that women can also create larger artworks, and utilised almost everything, leaving nothing to waste. Creating artworks during the contemporary art era, Nevelson challenged reality and the meanings of unity and identity, as shown in Sky Cathedral, and many other of her mono-coloured pieces of art. All her artworks carry a distinctive “signature” with them, being easily recognisable as her style, and reflecting her personalities and