Sheila in Moonducks
STANCE
by Albert Paley (2009 corten steel)
In Dialogue with Steel, an exhibition of Albert Paley's work, one might find it hard to believe that he began his artistic career as a jeweler. Paley was one of the major goldsmiths of the studio art movement in America. Today, he is best known for his monumental sculpture. Yet looking closely at these elaborate, impressive, and often site-specific installations, one sees the continuum of Paley's creativity; challenging metal of all types is his foundation. The fluidity of molten metal is evident in the ribbons and decorative patterns so prevalent and identifiable in his designs. Yet the hardness of steel is also apparent in the starkness of many of his larger abstract works
STANCE
by Albert Paley (2009 corten steel)
In Dialogue with Steel, an exhibition of Albert Paley's work, one might find it hard to believe that he began his artistic career as a jeweler. Paley was one of the major goldsmiths of the studio art movement in America. Today, he is best known for his monumental sculpture. Yet looking closely at these elaborate, impressive, and often site-specific installations, one sees the continuum of Paley's creativity; challenging metal of all types is his foundation. The fluidity of molten metal is evident in the ribbons and decorative patterns so prevalent and identifiable in his designs. Yet the hardness of steel is also apparent in the starkness of many of his larger abstract works