Carl Andre is an American sculptor associated with minimalism. His work uses standardized units—bricks, metal plates, wooden blocks—arranged directly on the floor to emphasize materiality, gravity, and spatial relation.
Andre’s sculptures typically avoid vertical construction. Instead, they spread horizontally, allowing viewers to walk around or even across them. The focus lies on proportion, repetition, and the inherent quality of the material rather than imposed composition.
His poetry, constructed from typewritten word-blocks, mirrors his sculptural logic: units arranged in sequence to form structure.
Carl Andre is an American minimalist sculptor known for floor-based works made from repeated industrial units such as metal plates and bricks.
Carl Andre is an American minimalist sculptor known for using repeated industrial units arranged horizontally to explore weight, rhythm, and spatial relation.
