Carl Andre
Quincy, United States
Art Medium
Installation Art
Sculpture
Art Style
Abstract
Light-Based
About the Artist
Carl Andre is an iconic American artist, central to the development of Minimalism. His groundbreaking sculptural practice departed from traditional vertical forms, instead arranging industrial and natural materials—such as metal plates, bricks, and timber—horizontally on the floor. Andre's work focuses on the inherent properties of the materials themselves, eschewing illusion or symbolic content in favor of pure form, mass, and sequence. By laying elements directly on the ground, he integrates the sculpture into the architectural space, inviting viewers to walk upon or around the work, thus transforming the act of viewing into an immersive, physical experience that foregrounds the relationship between object, space, and the observer.