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Gary Kuehn — Tension Works
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Space as Surface
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Spatial Construction
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-080
Origin:
USA
Era:
1960s–present
Themes / Lineage:
material pressure • boundary force
Field Notes:
tension • fold • mass
Quiet Modernism appears here as spatial depth reduced to surface.

Space as Surface

Gary Kuehn — Tension Works

Space presents as a continuous plane.

Depth recedes.

Surface dominates.

How does depth withdraw?
Space is often perceived as volume, yet it flattens into plane. Depth recedes. What continues is surface asserted without illusion.

Space is often perceived as volume, yet it flattens into plane.

Depth recedes.

What continues is surface asserted without illusion.

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