« I think different people have different problems
and different relations to the exhibition of their work. »
Richard Serra
and different relations to the exhibition of their work. »
Richard Serra
This was classified as "process-based" artwork, hence his association with the Process Art movement, which prioritized the process of creating artwork over the product of the finished piece. He eventually moved on to his preferred medium of steel sheet metal, usually in staggeringly large proportions (indeed, a worker was accidentally killed in 1971 while installing the piece Sculpture No, 3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a steel plate weighing two tons fell and crushed him). Richard Serra's style is minimalist, using simple but bold shapes to indicate concepts in a broad and symbolic way; the viewer's mind can fill in the details to find a personal interpretation of the message. The large scale of Richard Serra’s work ensures that the impression made is powerful and timeless, and his installations, which tend to be site-specific, often allow and encourage the viewer to walk around or through the piece, gaining a unique perspective by contemplating its immensity from close range and even from within. Read Less
