Color and Form: The Geometric Sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. - Hardcover

Gamwell, Lynn

 
9780253006103: Color and Form: The Geometric Sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr.
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0253006104 ISBN 13: 9780253006103
Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The colorful geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004), designed to be suspended from the ceiling, seem to float in the air like models of unknown, beautiful stars. As each sculpture slowly revolves, its intricate structure is transformed by a progression of colors that illuminate new aspects of its character. Bradley's creations embody the mathematical structure of nature and the beauty of pure mathematics. In this lavishly illustrated first publication of Bradley's remarkable body of work, bequeathed to Indiana University with which he had close ties, Lynn Gamwell explores the Harvard University milieu that gave rise to his artistic vision in the 1930s, his work as a painting conservator at the Fogg Museum, his study of music and mathematical patterning, and his founding of a workshop that fabricated these intricate handmade pieces, timelessly integrating pure color and form.

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About the Author

Lynn Gamwell teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York and is director emeritus of the Art Museum at Binghamton University, the State University of New York, and a former curator of the Gallery of Art and Science at the New York Academy of Sciences. Her publications include Dreams 1900-2000: Science, Art, and the Unconscious Mind, and Exploring the Invisible: Art, Science, and the Spiritual.

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Publisher
Indiana University Press
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0253006104
ISBN 13 
9780253006103
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
160