John McCracken’s Planks
Minimalist sculptor John McCracken produced a series of "planks." Each work consisted of a brightly painted plywood plank leaning up against a wall. Some info from wikpedia: In 1966, McCracken generated his signature sculptural form: the plank, a narrow, monochromatic, rectangular board format that leans at an angle against the wall (the site of painting) while simultaneously entering into the three-dimensional realm and physical space of the viewer. He conceived the plank idea in a period when artists across the stylistic spectrum were combining aspects of painting and sculpture in their work and many were experimenting with sleek, impersonal surfaces. As the artist noted, "I see the plank as existing between two worlds, the floor representing the physical world of standing objects, trees, cars, buildings, [and] human bodies, ... and the wall representing the world of the imagination, illusionist painting space, [and] human mental space." "Blue Plank" (1969) "Don't Tell Me When to Stop" (1967) "Think Pink" (1967)
Minimalist sculptor John McCracken produced a series of "planks." Each work consisted of a brightly painted plywood plank leaning up against a wall. Some info from wikpedia:
In 1966, McCracken generated his signature sculptural form: the plank, a narrow, monochromatic, rectangular board format that leans at an angle against the wall (the site of painting) while simultaneously entering into the three-dimensional realm and physical space of the viewer. He conceived the plank idea in a period when artists across the stylistic spectrum were combining aspects of painting and sculpture in their work and many were experimenting with sleek, impersonal surfaces. As the artist noted, "I see the plank as existing between two worlds, the floor representing the physical world of standing objects, trees, cars, buildings, [and] human bodies, ... and the wall representing the world of the imagination, illusionist painting space, [and] human mental space."
"Blue Plank" (1969)
"Don't Tell Me When to Stop" (1967)
"Think Pink" (1967)
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