Black and Golden Door
Black and Golden Door
Artist
Sam Gilliam
(1933 - 2022)
Date1996
MediumAcrylic on birch plywood with aluminum construction and piano-hinged door
Dimensions35 3/4 × 35 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (90.8 × 91.1 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Darrell and Lisa Walker, 2016.33
Signedverso, u.c.: Sam Gilliam
Accession number
2016.33
On View
Not on viewLabel TextBlack and Golden Door creates “folds” using piano hinges and doors to present a three-dimensional painted surface. Establishing himself decades earlier through his approach to folding and draping painted canvases, Gilliam pushed the limits of the painted medium beyond the traditional flat, stretched canvas simply hanging on a wall. Throughout his career, Gilliam has been guided by the belief that experimenting with the capabilities of materials can lead to the most exceptional final product.
Puerta negra y dorada crea “pliegues” utilizando bisagras piano y puertas para presentar una superficie tridimensional pintada. Gilliam, que se estableció décadas antes gracias a su práctica de plegar lienzos pintados y colgarlos cual cortinas, empujó los límites del medio más allá del tradicional lienzo plano y estirado que sencillamente se cuelga en la pared. A lo largo de su carrera, el artista ha mantenido la creencia de que la experimentación con los materiales y su potencial pueden conducir al producto final más excepcional.
Inscribedverso, u.l.: Black and Golden Door '96
