Index Code:

ART-RAS-MCC

Orgin:

USA

Field Notes:

Serial casts and standardized units turn uniqueness into a measured field of equivalence

Defining Moment:

The Surrogate Paintings and shapes projects where countless near identical elements build a system that replaces image with accumulation

Allan McCollum

(

1944–

)

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McCollum built a world where objects replicate endlessly — systems generating unique yet serial forms.

His works clarify identity through mass variation.

Structural Focus

Rule-Based Freedom

Constraints or systems generate variation. Freedom arises through adherence to rules rather than expressive choice.

In Allan McCollum’s work, this approach appears where industrial systems produce difference within strict parameters rather than singular form.

Position

Rule-Based Freedom

Constraints or systems generate variation. Freedom arises through adherence to rules rather than expressive choice.

In Allan McCollum’s work, this approach appears where industrial systems produce difference within strict parameters rather than singular form.

Hard Systems

Form is governed by rigid rules, limits, and non-negotiable constraints.

Systems of Clarity

Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere accumulates through calibrated light, tone, and spatial pacing.

Material

Material behavior governs form through weight, resistance, and constraint.

Art

Form operates as a site for material, perceptual, and conceptual inquiry.

Conceptual Art

Language, instruction, and proposition function as the work itself.

Systemic Abstraction

Abstraction operates through repeatable, rule-based systems.

Allan McCollum

Structural Focus

Rule-Based Freedom

Position

Rule-Based Freedom

Observartory

In Dialogue

Allan McCollum

Structural Focus

Rule-Based Freedom

Position

Rule-Based Freedom

Observartory

By Structural Focus

In Dialogue