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4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely

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De feiten

Kunstenaar: Barry Le Va artsdot.com/nl/artists/barry-le-va/
Geboortedatum en -overlijden kunstenaar: 1941 – 2021
Geschilderd: 1985
Afmetingen origineel werk: 213 x 206 cm

Copyright Dit werk is nog auteursrechtelijk beschermd. Barry Le Va overleed in 2021; het auteursrecht blijft 70 jaar na het overlijden van de kunstenaar van kracht, waardoor het geldig blijft tot 2091. De afbeelding wordt hier uitsluitend getoond voor educatieve doeleinden; de rechten blijven bij de rechthebbende.

Untitled — Barry Le Va

How big is it?

The original measures 213 × 206 cm (height × width), drawn here beside an adult of average height. It is too large to draw to scale on this page.

Wanneer is dit geschilderd?

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Shaded: het leven van Barry Le Va (1941–2021) ▲ dit werk, 1985

Vergelijkbare werken

Bunker Coagulation 25, 1996 artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-bunker-coagulation-25-AS7UZB-en/
Plan View for Sculpture Occupying Wall and Floor Areas Dreaded Intrusions, 1991 artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-plan-view-for-sculpture-occupying-wall-and-floor-a-AS7UZ7-en/
Munich Africa (Studies for Sculpture), 1993 artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-munich-africa-studies-for-sculpture-AS7UZ9-en/

Kies een van de bovenstaande werken: noem twee overeenkomsten met dit werk en één verschil.

Meer werken om naast dit werk te plaatsen: artsdot.com/nl/art/similar/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/

Kleurenpalet

Gemeten op basis van de afbeelding

Hoofdkleur

Espresso #474019

Gecatalogiseerd palet

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Naam hoofdkleur: Espresso
Intensiteit: Vivid De mate van verzadiging en variatie in de kleuren, variërend van een enkele ingetogen tint tot vele heldere kleuren.
Contrast: Statement De mate waarin de kleuren in helderheid en verzadiging variëren over het gehele kunstwerk.
Harmonie: Unified Palette De mate waarin de kleuren samensmelten, van contrasterend tot volledig harmonieus.
Helderheid: Bright Hoe licht of donker het beeld in zijn geheel oogt, van diepe schaduw tot helder hoogtepunt.
Verzadiging: Clear Color Presence Hoe puur en krachtig de kleuren zijn, van bijna grijs tot volledig levendig.

Untitled — Barry Le Va

Kunstenaar

Barry Le Va

Born in Long Beach, United States of America

The Architect of Chaos: The Artistic Journey of Barry Le Va

In the late 1960s, a seismic shift occurred in the American art landscape, moving away from the static permanence of traditional sculpture toward a more visceral, temporal experience. At the heart of this revolution stood Barry Le Va, an artist whose work redefined the boundaries between creation and destruction. Born in Long Beach, California, in 1941, Le Va brought a unique intellectual rigor to his practice, rooted in his early formal training in mathematics and architecture at CSU Long Beach. This scientific foundation did not lead him toward rigid structures, but rather provided the precision necessary to orchestrate what would become some of the most profound "process art" of the twentieth century. His journey from the West Coast to the vibrant, experimental atmosphere of New York City allowed him to transform the act of making into a performative event, where the traces of movement and the physics of gravity became his primary medium.

Le Va’s early explorations were deeply rooted in the tactile and the graphic. Before he became known for monumental installations, his hands worked through dense graphite drawings and lithographs that captured a sense of organic tension.

Lees meer op

De kunstenaar Barry Le Va artsdot.com/nl/artists/barry-le-va/
Vergelijkbare werken Meer werken om te vergelijken artsdot.com/nl/art/similar/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/

Online beschikbaar

QR-code die linkt naar de downloadpagina van Untitled

artsdot.com/nl/art/download/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/

Bronvermelding voor dit kunstwerk

MLA: Va, Barry Le. Untitled. 1985, https://artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/
APA: Va, Barry Le (1985). Untitled [Painting]. https://artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/
Chicago: Barry Le Va. Untitled. 1985. https://artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/
Harvard: Va, Barry Le (1985) Untitled. Available at: https://artsdot.com/nl/art/barry-le-va-untitled-AS7UZF-en/

Untitled — Barry Le Va

Look closely

Answer in your own words. There are no wrong answers here — only answers you can explain.

What catches your eye first, and why?
Which colours or shapes create the mood — and what is that mood?
Look back at Bunker Coagulation 25 (1996), earlier in this guide. Name two things it shares with this work, and one that is different.
Barry Le Va was about 44 when this was made. What in it looks like the work of an artist at that stage?
What might the artist have wanted you to feel?

Your response

Write a short paragraph about this artwork. Use the facts from the earlier parts of this guide, and your answers above.