Double Loop

Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Plexiglas.

The sculpture made of transparent plexiglass consists of geometric planes embedded with holes and slits in each other. The jets flow in biomorphic bends, shift to wrap themselves. Light effects and viewing perspectives constantly change the look and mood of the work. Working on the sculptures, the master incised strips of plexiglass, then heated them in an oven to get the desired shape. This process involves a strong element of chance and creative spontaneity. The use of plastic in combination with the surrounding effects of light and the position of the viewer anticipated such subsequent trends in contemporary art as the movement of Light and Space of the 1960s.