Graphite on paper
Tate Collection
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ARTIST ROOMS
National Heritage Memorial Fund
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Drawing Enforced Perspective
ARTIST ROOMS
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008
abstraction
emotions, concepts and ideas
fine art and design, named works
formal qualities
geometric
inscriptions
Nauman, Bruce, sculpture, ‘Enforced Perspective’
non-representational
notes and diagrams
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perspective
symbols and personifications
text
paper unique graphite
Untitled (Drawing for Enforced Perspective)
support: 765 × 1016 mm
<a href="/search?gid=999999788" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">ARTIST ROOMS</a>
Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the <a href="/search?gid=999999967" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">National Heritage Memorial Fund</a> and the <a href="/search?gid=999999968" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Art Fund</a> 2008
<p>For Bruce Nauman, drawing is an essential part of his working process and integral to the development of his projects. The artist has commented that, "I do drawings to work the pieces out, to figure out how to proceed". In this drawing for the floor sculpture 'Enforced Perspective' (also held in ARTIST ROOMS) the artist plays with the positioning of steel slabs, considering their impact in the surrounding space. Including annotations such as "End to End and Side by Side pairings … 14 combinations", the diagram also reveals the diversity of this installation, which can be rearranged into different formations.</p>

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2009-04-16T00:00:00
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abstraction emotions, concepts and ideas fine art and design, named works formal qualities geometric inscriptions Nauman, Bruce, sculpture, ‘Enforced Perspective’ non-representational notes and diagrams objects perspective symbols and personifications text