Donald Judd

Untitled (in 6 parts) , 1986

aluminium, red and blue Plexiglass

50 x 100 x 50 cm

Donald Judd was an American artist, whose rejection of both traditional painting and sculpture led him to a conception of art built upon the idea of the object as it exists in the environment. Judd created geometric and modular works comprising of single or repeated geometric forms produced from industrialized, machine-made materials that eschewed the artist's touch.

When researching and exploring further into Judd’s work, I was inspired by the kind of materials that Judd would use, he has combined the use of highly finished, industrialized materials, such as iron, steel, plastic, and Plexiglass. These different kinds of materials each give a different surface to the sculptures he makes. Inspired by this, I have explored the use of plaster and concrete, I have experimented around with different surfaces and textures, combining the two materials together to create unique vessels.

I like Untitled (in 6 parts), 1986 by Judd because I like how he has ordered and presented the monochrome sculpture on the wall, everything is equally spaced. The different materials he has used gives the sculpture a high-quality finish, this quality is aesthetically pleasing to look at. I want to create vessels that my audience will enjoy looking at as well as for them to notice the material quality to the work.