Clement Meadmore's Up Ended
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Clement Meadmore's Up Ended
Backstory and Context
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Up Ended, one of Clement Meadmore’s earlier works, is a complex blend of artistic vocabularies. Throughout his career, Meadmore experimented with the torsion, curve, smooth surface, and underlying geometry, Up Ended is similar to other Minimalist works of the 1960’s. Similarities could be drawn between this work and the likes of Richard Serra’s public art installations working with metal. The rigid material and blunt-squared ends contrast sharply with the work’s fluid curves and evocative hollows, creating a dynamic tension between ordered stability and gestural movement. Meadmore also cites both Constructivism and Expressionism as art movements that have influenced his work. The volume and poetry of Up Ended invite viewers to explore their own physical and interpretive relationship to the piece.
Sources
Dewart, Niki. Sculpture and Visual Arts Guidebook, January 1st 2005.
Accession No. 1985.52