2004, ISBN: 9780253006103

The colorful geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004), designed to be suspended from the ceiling, seem to float in the air like models ofunknown, beautiful stars. As eac… Plus…

The colorful geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004), designed to be suspended from the ceiling, seem to float in the air like models ofunknown, beautiful stars. As each sculpture slowly revolves, its intricate structureis transformed by a progression of colors that illuminate new aspects of itscharacter. Bradley's creations embody the mathematical structure of nature and thebeauty of pure mathematics. In this lavishly illustrated first publication ofBradley's remarkable body of work, bequeathed to Indiana University with which hehad close ties, Lynn Gamwell explores the Harvard University milieu that gave riseto his artistic vision in the 1930s, his work as a painting conservator at the FoggMuseum, his study of music and mathematical patterning, and his founding of aworkshop that fabricated these intricate handmade pieces, timelessly integratingpure color and form. Media > Book, [PU: Indiana University Press]<

2004, ISBN: 9780253006103

The colorful geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004), designed to be suspended from the ceiling, seem to float in the air like models ofunknown, beautiful stars. As eac… Plus…

The colorful geometric sculptures of Morton C. Bradley, Jr. (1912-2004), designed to be suspended from the ceiling, seem to float in the air like models ofunknown, beautiful stars. As each sculpture slowly revolves, its intricate structureis transformed by a progression of colors that illuminate new aspects of itscharacter. Bradley's creations embody the mathematical structure of nature and thebeauty of pure mathematics. In this lavishly illustrated first publication ofBradley's remarkable body of work, bequeathed to Indiana University with which hehad close ties, Lynn Gamwell explores the Harvard University milieu that gave riseto his artistic vision in the 1930s, his work as a painting conservator at the FoggMuseum, his study of music and mathematical patterning, and his founding of aworkshop that fabricated these intricate handmade pieces, timelessly integratingpure color and form. Media >, [PU: Indiana University Press]<