Carol Bove: Collage Sculptures

Carol Bove: Collage Sculptures presents an extensive look into the contemporary artistÆs work over the past five years and her ongoing exploration of scale, color, material, and artistic traditions of the twentieth century.

BoveÆs recent work engages the conceptual concerns of mid-century sculpture, such as spontaneity, industrial materials, and the potential of painted sculpture. However, within this space of familiar sculptural traditions, Bove has discovered new approaches that lead to places previously unknown. BoveÆs ôcollage sculpturesö are created from scrap metal and stainless steel that has been carefully worked into sinuous forms and are frequently painted. Considering the hard rigidity of the steel, the works possess an appearance of almost impossible softness, as if steel could become as pliable as clay. Such works range from small pedestal sculptures to large, imposing compositions. BoveÆs interest in scale and how a viewerÆs understanding of an artwork shifts depending on its con