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Abstract Variation No. 5

By Ernest Trova
Category: Sculpture

About

The Abstract Variation (A/V) series of sculptures are made in Cor-ten steel and are often painted, mostly in primary colors such as blue, black, red, and yellow. They range in size from modest, shelter-like forms to monumental, barricade-like pieces, all with the overall effect of jumbled elements resting against one another. The individual forms that make up the works in the Abstract Variation series are of surprisingly limited type: cut-out strips, triangles, and rectangles with only the occasional use of curves. These haphazard forms pose the paradox of a world of stable disorder.

Dimensions: 9′ x 10′ x 4′
Year Completed: 1976
Material: Painted Cor-ten steel
Donor: Gift of the artist


About the artist:

Ernest Trova

1927-2009

Ernest Tino Trova, a self-trained St. Louis native, became one of the significant artists of the late twentieth century. Trova has always insisted on consistency of content in his work, along with persistency of application and personal addiction for getting work done. He considered his entire output a single “work in progress.” Trova’s gift of forty of his works led to the opening of the Laumeier Sculpture Park. As one of the most prolific and imaginative sculptors of our time, Ernest Trova continues to create many more outstanding works of art and venture into hitherto unexplored areas.