Didier Vermeiren and the Concept of Exactitude in Sculpture
The article examines the concept of exactitude in sculpture, questioning whether Didier Vermeiren's works can be understood through this lens. It notes that artists, especially sculptors, avoid answering questions about the exactness of their work—defined as completion. Even systematic artists who adhere to Margit Staber's Platonic view of art as a 'superior condition of matter' evade the issue. The text poses whether Vermeiren's sculptures should be approached via this impertinent concept that no artist will discuss.
Key facts
- Artists, particularly sculptors, do not answer questions about the exactitude of their work.
- Exactitude is defined as what is completed.
- Systematic artists follow Margit Staber's Platonic conception: the work as 'superior condition of matter'.
- Didier Vermeiren is the sculptor in question.
- The article asks if Vermeiren's sculptures should be understood through the concept of exactitude.
Entities
Artists
- Didier Vermeiren
Sources
- artpress —