Usurping architecture : sculptural resistance to the built environment

Usurping Architecture is a study in three parts. Part One explores the historical and theoretical basis that has informed my body of work. In this section, I explore the perfection of the depiction of the three-dimensional structure on a two-dimensional plane. This is specifically related to architecture. I then examine the role of geometric abstraction, as developed on the two-dimensional format, in sculptural strategies and their insertion in the lived, everyday environment.The role of geometric formalism is expanded on in the chapters on minimal art, where I explore the role of Gestalt psychology in creating a phenomenological response in the viewer. In the following chapters I indicate how the strategies employed by the minimal artists were used in subsequent decades as a response to the architectural environment. Part Two deals with the methodology related to my art-making processes. The first chapter of this section informs the reader about the general use of concrete as a material. The second chapter explains how I use this material in the construction of cast concrete sculptures. It describes the technical aspects of the process in detail. Part Three comprises a list of each work submitted for examination. The works are represented photographically and are accompanied by a short explanatory text.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Michaelis School of Fine Art

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Cilliers, Pieter Lafras

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Younge, Gavin

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8206

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8206