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plasticism

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plasticism
the theory or creation of plastic art.
See also: Art
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These artists forged a materialist idiom by transforming Constructivism and Plasticism through a heightened sensitivity to the corporeal.
"The Geometry of Hope": Grey Art Gallery by Mansoor, Jaleh / Artforum International
Ader's sad and funny visual embodiments of the anxiety of influence, portrayed in pathetic pratfalls (Pitfall on the Way to a New Neo Plasticism, Westkapelle, Holland, 1971, for instance), draw out a similar theme from Ray's photographs of himself wedged against a wall by a wooden plank--one realizes the artist must have felt wedged in by the example of Richard Serra and his "prop" sculptures.
"The Last Picture Show": Walker Art Center, Minneapolis by Deitcher, David / Artforum International
 
 
 
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