Untitled (12-09)
Name/Title
Untitled (12-09)Entry/Object ID
2016.02Description
Yellow and red abstract sculpture.Artwork Details
Medium
pigment, Cherry wood, AluminumContext
Chicago based artist Richard Rezac initiates his art as though it were literally architecture. Each geometric, abstracted form begins with a schematic, a drawing that anticipates the finished product by organizing the shapes and forms before bringing them to fruition. According to the artist, his work from 1980 onward is inspired by and quotes from architecture that spans geography and time, including early American, European modernism, Japanese, British neoclassical, and Italian Baroque. He prioritizes a “simple form with a legible silhouette and regular surface.” According to the artist, Untitled (12-09) references specific architectural elements most often seen in Greek classicism, evoking an entablature – the composition of horizontal elements immediately below the roofline – most formally connected by the rust-colored lintel. Rezac cites this classical influence as a result of a year at the American Academy in Rome.Acquisition
Accession
2016.02Source or Donor
James Harris GalleryAcquisition Method
PurchaseCredit Line
Collection of DePaul Art Museum, Art Acquisition Endowment Fund, Courtesy of James Harris Gallery and the artistMade/Created
Artist
Rezac, RichardDate made
2012Ethnography
Notes
North America United StatesLexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
geometric abstraction, abstraction, forms of expression (artistic concept), artistic concepts, architectural elements, components (objects parts), Postminimal, nonrepresentational art, art genresHierarchy Name
Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), Components (hierarchy name), Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)Facet
Associated Concepts Facet, Objects Facet, Styles and Periods FacetDimensions
Dimension Description
overallWidth
5-3/4 inDepth
20-1/2 inLength
12-1/4 inExhibitions
Stranger Things
Dianna Frid and Richard Rezac: Split Complimentary