Loren Madsen/1970's
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a 70's overview
I think of the 70's as the decade of bricks, balanced, suspended and stacked. Gravity, friction and balance held them together. These years also included boards set in tension with one another and within their confining space.
I was at dinner one evening and met people who were new to me. One of them said, in all innocence, "Oh, you're the brick guy." "Not any more," I said. Yet it took several years to completely wean myself from bricks.
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Some Sculptures:
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Brick Path 1, 1970
Timber Piece, 1972
Brick Path 2, 1973
Timber Const., 1974
Leaning Wall, 1975
Stacked Boards, 1975
Floating Arch, 1976
Wood Const., 1976
Wood Const., 1976
L for Walker, 1976
L for Walker, 1976
Inverted Pyramid, 1977
Ring Maquette, 1977
Ring, 1978
for Muso, 1978
for Muso, 1978
Slot Drawing, 1978
TriTimber Model, 1978
TriTimber Model, 1978
Pyramid, Floating, 1979
Pyramid, Floating, 1979
Sluice, 1979