Frank Stella</a>'s <EM>K</EM> series inspired by the 18th-century composer Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas. Made from lightweight resin, the swirling multi-colored polychrome forms with coiled steel tubing armatures are dynamic evocations of the colorful sounds and rhythms of Scarlatti's music. Traveling through space, the sculptures perform like objects on a stage. Each one begins as a hand-crafted model that is scanned into a computer, where <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Frank-Stella--Stella-Sounds---The-Scarla/"/Artist/Frank-Stella/882E29592C365533">Stella refines the design before realizing it at full-scale. Moving at the crossroads of painting, drawing, and sculpture, Stella's <EM>K</EM> series ushers in a bold new chapter in the artist's exceptional five-decade career." />
Frank Stella: Stella Sounds - The Scarlatti K Series
Jun 11, 2011 - Sep 04, 2011
For the first time in a museum exhibition, The Phillips Collection presents recent works from Frank Stella's K series inspired by the 18th-century composer Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas. Made from lightweight resin, the swirling multi-colored polychrome forms with coiled steel tubing armatures are dynamic evocations of the colorful sounds and rhythms of Scarlatti's music. Traveling through space, the sculptures perform like objects on a stage. Each one begins as a hand-crafted model that is scanned into a computer, where Stella refines the design before realizing it at full-scale. Moving at the crossroads of painting, drawing, and sculpture, Stella's K series ushers in a bold new chapter in the artist's exceptional five-decade career.
For the first time in a museum exhibition, The Phillips Collection presents recent works from Frank Stella's K series inspired by the 18th-century composer Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas. Made from lightweight resin, the swirling multi-colored polychrome forms with coiled steel tubing armatures are dynamic evocations of the colorful sounds and rhythms of Scarlatti's music. Traveling through space, the sculptures perform like objects on a stage. Each one begins as a hand-crafted model that is scanned into a computer, where Stella refines the design before realizing it at full-scale. Moving at the crossroads of painting, drawing, and sculpture, Stella's K series ushers in a bold new chapter in the artist's exceptional five-decade career.
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