Sir Anthony Caro: Stretching sculpture
Early One Morning (1962) by Sir Anthony Caro is a great work of art, . Made of steel yet appearing as light as paper, it formed part of a radical body of abstract work by the innovative artist that was presented at the Whitechapel Gallery, London in 1963. The world was shown that sculpture neither had to be bulky nor presented vaingloriously upon a plinth. These were just two of the ideas that over many years he passed on to his students at St Martin's School, which included the likes of Gilbert and George, Richard Long, Richard Deacon and Barry Flanagan.
When I saw the nattily dressed, still actively sculpting, octogenarian at the Royal Academy yesterday for the press view of their show , I asked him if would mind spending a couple of minutes with me to talk about his modern masterpiece. He agreed immediately and proceeded to chat about the work with the sort of unpretentious candour that seems beyond many younger artists.
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At 19th Jan 2011, L A Odicean wrote:Lovely interview. Lovely man, (Caro that is). Responsible for starting a fine period for British sculpture. Let's not forget the great David Annesley in all this. Something of his would look terrific on the wretched plinth, despite its fundamental plinthlessness.
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At 20th Jan 2011, blogplusplus wrote:Really enjoyed this post. Cheers Will.
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