minimalist art

up until now i guess i was looking in the wrong places to find artist relating to my current work because after some help i have discovered the first american minimalists, the likes of robert morris, donald judd and carl andre who all used simple forms and shapes, particularly the box to illustrate the fact that art was not just painting as it had been prodominantly before.

 

 Now art was reactions to certain stimuli such as the confusion in looking at several stacked boxes and wondering, why?, thus provocing a viewers need to interact with the piece and draw their own conclusions.

 

This type of art also proved that extensive time and effort, such as that involved in painting was not needed to create 'artwork'.

 

here is some of their work:

 

 

ROBERT MORRIS

 

 

 

' the box with sound of it's own making'

 

 

 

'mirrored cubes'

 

 

CARL ANDRE

 

 

 

'minimalism perfection'

 

 

 

'untitled'

 

 

DONALD JUDD

 

 

'ten units stainless steel'

 

 

 

'untitled'

 

 

 

'untitled'