George Segal20th Century Artist
Study of form, emotion and the surroundings
American Painter and Sculptor
Painter 1950’s started figurative painting Early work considered pop art
Sculptor Examined relationship of fine art to
popular art forms Reference to individual place in mass
culture
Philosophy
life-size plaster human sculptures Human figures in space and related surroundings Influenced by Edward Hopper Attention to attitude and
gestures Rural and urban settings
Nighthawks (1942) close up
Edward Hopper Examples
CAPE COD MORNING ROOM IN BROOKLYN
Edward Hopper Examples Cont.
ROOM IN NEW YORK SUMMER EVENING
Edward Hopper Examples Cont.
SUMMER IN THE CITY SUNDAY
Medium
Cast plaster molds of living figures Attempt to lock to them in time in
constructed environment
Process
Select situation Select a person and pose Cast figure, sometimes in clothing Soaked bandages in plaster and
applied and shaped them to the body
First works
Man Sitting at a Table (1961) Used only outside unpainted surface
of cast Abstract, impressionistic,
disembodied and anonymous quality//depersonalized social settings
First works examples
MAN SITTING AT A TABLE (1961) NOTICE!
simple almost sterile environment
anonymous//depersonalized nature
abstract and impressionistic
What is the emotional quality?
What do you think about when you view this?
Later works
Parking Garage (1968): Poured industrial plaster inside cast to capture details of expression and physical form: more life-like
The Corridor (1976): cast and painted in vivid colors as metaphors for “rosy disposition” “blue funk” and “a black mood”
Later works examples
PARKING GARAGE (1968)
THE CORRIDOR (1976)
New Approaches
Fragments and groups of figures in social settings
Sound and lighting effects Cast still-life scenes from works by
major modern artists: Picasso’s Chair (1973)
New approaches examplesGEORGE SEGALPICASSO’S CHAIR (1973)
PABLO PICASSOTHE CHAIR
Similarities? Differences??
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George Segal figuresCo-Curricular Lesson PlanArt 3 and 4 and Creative Writing1. Choose either half figure or full figure to cast in plaster
using plaster strips. 2. Cut the strips into three long smaller strips.3. Apply Vaseline thoroughly to all skin that will be covered
by the strips or tape plastic over clothing.4. Wet strips and wrap them, one by one, around one body
section at a time until it is completely covered5. Let strips heat up and dry. (may need hair dryer to speed
the drying process)6. Cut slits down the side to remove body part (i.e. arm)7. Carefully remove the hardened plaster surface8. Repair slit with strips or pure wet plaster9. Can (not at all required) paint sculpture when it dries
Media
Fromthis
To this
Works cited
Kristine Stiles. “Segal, George.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. 25 Nov. 2008 Images <http://www.oxfordartonline.com.proxy.lib.muohio.edu/subscriber/article/grove/art/T077360>
Images: www.metmuseum.rog/…/
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