Steel Sculptures

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This paper begins with a brief introduction to contemporary sculpture and then investigates some of the issues associated with steel as an art medium for sculpture. It looks at how steel has innumerable qualities for the artist seeking to create structural integrity and also allows the artist to create freely and to use form and space to complete a piece that has spatial depth and perspective. It focuses on the works of several artists, including Pablo Picasso, David Smith, Richard Serra, and others.

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Introduction
Discussion
Introduction to Contemporary Sculpture
Using Steel
Artists and their Use of Steel
The Artists' Works
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"In the art world, this does not seem to be a surprise. Artists work in the medium that they are not only comfortable with but also that may resonate with their feelings, i.e. an expression of how they view the world. The idea of art is to create something that expresses the artists' thoughts and concept of the world and this is often very personalized. It would be hard to imagine a female artist identifying with the hardness, coarseness and coldness of steel. That is not to say that it cannot be considered but the contemporary sculptures who work in the steel medium certainly seem to lean towards the male population of artists."

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