Angela Bulloch Pentagon: Theo, 2021
Corian, paint
100 x 60 x 60 cm (39 3/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in)
Suitable for indoor installation, Pentagon: Theo is a sculpture that consists of two brightly colored modular elements made from painted Corian that take the shape of geometrical figures known as regular dodecahedrons, meaning each element is made of 12 pentagonal planes.
The title refers to Theo van Doesburg, a Dutch artist, who, with Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Rietveld, was a the founder and leader of the early 20th century avant-garde movement De Stijl.
Angela Bulloch's series of sculptures examines the connections formed by the geometrical shapes of their structure, together with their associations of colors, and the exhibition space. The surface of the vertically assembled dodecahedrons creates an optical illusion of pushing and pulling planes. Conceived and designed within a digital imaging program, each superimposed module appears distinct while at the same time relating to the others.
The work weighs 42 kg approx.
The title refers to Theo van Doesburg, a Dutch artist, who, with Piet Mondrian and Gerrit Rietveld, was a the founder and leader of the early 20th century avant-garde movement De Stijl.
Angela Bulloch's series of sculptures examines the connections formed by the geometrical shapes of their structure, together with their associations of colors, and the exhibition space. The surface of the vertically assembled dodecahedrons creates an optical illusion of pushing and pulling planes. Conceived and designed within a digital imaging program, each superimposed module appears distinct while at the same time relating to the others.
By changing the appearance of the column in accordance with one’s point of view, Bulloch plays with our perception of sculpture while orchestrating our experience as gallery visitors. In order to envision the work in its entirety the viewer has to turn around it, which at times seems graphic—almost abstract—shifting between two and three dimensions. Here, the artist transfers major themes of Minimalism into the present, and more specifically the aesthetic exploration of objects’ influence on spatial perception.