OBS-ART-060
Leonor Antunes — Material as Geometry
Material as Geometry
OBS-ART-060
Systems of Clarity
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OBS-ART-060
Artist:
Leonor Antunes
Field Notes:
material • tension • geometry

Material as Geometry

Leonor Antunes — Material as Geometry

Material resolves into geometric form.

Edges regularize.

Order stabilizes.

How does order appear?

Material is often shaped by process, yet geometry asserts itself.

Edges regularize relation.

What continues is form stabilized through geometry.

Structural Concepts

Systems of Clarity
Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.
Material
The substance from which a work is built.
Line
A directional trace that divides or connects space.
Relation
The structural connection between separate elements.
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