John Grade

American, b. 1970

Ground
2002

Graphite on paper
28.5 x 42 x 1.375 in.
Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Troy Passey
2020.3.7

John Grade is primarily a sculptor who explores impermanence and. Clearly influenced by geological and biological forms and systems, Grade incorporates patterns from the natural world into his work. Grade’s drawings stand as individual pieces while also referencing his sculptural installations. As seen in Ground, Grade explores nuances of architecture to depict movement and flow within his work.

Using rectangular forms ranging in visual intensity and size, Ground depicts something resembling half of a tunnel with light streaming into the curve of the remaining half. Using texture, highlights and shadows, Grade creates an immersive sense of space that invites the viewer into the work.

---

This object has the following keywords:

• abstract - Genre of visual arts in which figurative subjects or other forms are simplified or changed in their representation so that they do not portray a recognizable person, object, thing, etc.; may reference an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object. For the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances, prefer "abstraction." For 20th-century art styles that were a reaction against the traditional European conception of art as the imitation of nature, use "Abstract (fine arts style)."
• squares

Click a portfolio name to view all the objects in that portfolio
This object is a member of the following portfolios: