Work data:
Author: Anthony Caro (New Malden, United Kingdom, 1924)
Title: Streaker Flat
Year of creation: 2003
Materials and dimensions: rusted and varnished steel. 114.5 x 480 x 114.5 centimeters
Anthony Caro has played a key role in the development of contemporary sculpture. Born in 1924, he rejected traditional modeling and sculpting techniques, as well as the use of pedestals. By placing welded metal sculptures directly on the ground, he introduced a revolutionary perspective into three-dimensional art, involving the viewer more intimately in the sculpture's space.
This work belongs to the series titled Flat, which explores the flat effect of forms through large, heavy metal sheets with sharp, curved edges that multiply the sculpture's viewing angles and lend it dynamism. Anthony Caro uses industrial materials to combine energy and harmony through the strength of steel and its rusty texture, evoking tension and balance, weight and lightness. The dialogue and contrast it establishes with Richard Long's work located in the same park is interesting.