Two Sculptors Publish Books on Public Perception of Sculpture
Herbert George and Garth Evans have published new works focusing on how viewers perceive sculpture. George's book, 'The Elements of Sculpture: A Viewer's Guide,' highlights 13 distinct physical attributes of sculpture, accompanied by 214 illustrations, and stems from a course at the University of Chicago. Meanwhile, Evans' 'The Cardiff Tapes' captures the public's responses to his steel sculpture from 1972 in Cardiff, which was part of the City Sculpture Project, backed by the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation. George will present a lecture at the New York Studio School on March 2, 2016. His book features artists such as Andy Goldsworthy and Constantin Brancusi, while Evans' includes an essay by historian Jon Wood, both examining sculpture's role and public interaction.
Key facts
- Herbert George published 'The Elements of Sculpture: A Viewer's Guide' in 2014
- Garth Evans published 'The Cardiff Tapes' in 2015
- George's book identifies 13 physical qualities of sculpture with 214 illustrations
- Evans' book documents public reactions to his 1972 sculpture in Cardiff, Wales
- The City Sculpture Project was funded by the Peter Stuyvesant Foundation
- Herbert George will lecture at the New York Studio School on March 2, 2016
- George's book originated from a University of Chicago class for non-art majors
- Evans' sculpture referenced coal mining history near Cardiff
Entities
Artists
- Herbert George
- Garth Evans
- Andy Goldsworthy
- Mark di Suvero
- Constantin Brancusi
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- Edgar Degas
- Felix Gonzalez-Torres
- Shinique Smith
- Joseph Cornell
- Edward Kienholz
- Robert Gober
- Charles Sargent Jagger
- Barbara Hepworth
- Henry Moore
- Bernard Meadows
- Reg Butler
- Lynn Chadwick
- Elizabeth Frink
- Phillip King
- Tony Caro
- Michael Bolus
- David Annesley
- Tim Scott
- Medardo Rosso
- Alberto Giacometti
- Michelangelo
- Donatello
- Germaine Richier
- Eva Hesse
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Yves Klein
- Katerina Frisch
- Francesco Laurana
- Jean-Antoine Houdon
- Isamu Noguchi
- Louise Bourgeois
- Wolfgang Laib
- Gabriel Kohn
- Raoul Hague
- Martin Puryear
- Nancy Holt
- Christo
- David Mach
- Tony Cragg
Institutions
- University of Chicago
- New York Studio School
- Peter Stuyvesant Foundation
- Slade School
- Pennsylvania Academy
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Tracks magazine
- Soberscove Press
- Phaidon
- London County Council
- MOMA
Locations
- Cardiff
- Wales
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- Chicago
- Romania
- Afghanistan
- California
- South Bank
- Calais
- France
- Holland Park
- South Wales
- Senghenydd
- Bamiyan
- Pacific coastal village
- Haida territory