southbank circle

Question 1

process of making

Answer 1

constructed himself in the gallery

shows a greater sense of permanance when its in a gallery instead of on landscape

Question 2

material

Answer 2

stone

earliest material used by man showing human relationship with nature historically

Question 3

date

Answer 3

1991

Question 4

historical context

Answer 4

ancient civilisations created structures like stone circles but long says there differencxes between that and this work

Question 5

what does plato think about circles

Answer 5

according to plato the circle is the most beautiful and perfect shape

Question 6

what scientific study was long influenced by

Answer 6

influenced by the study of the theory of relativity by einstein and says his stones are like subatomic particles

Question 7

what type of artist does long see himself as

Answer 7

not a land artist- more conceptual art, minimalism

Question 8

formal elements

Answer 8

a circle, 2 metres in diameter composed of 168 peivces of slate cut from cornwall

every stone touches so they become locked together and stable to make the work balanced and circular

Question 9

significance of circle arrangement

Answer 9

long thinks circles are ‘universal and timeless’ which is their emotional power

circle often seen in longs work

Question 10

arrangement of slate

Answer 10

slate put on its flat side so surface is smooth and straight (not as occuring in nature)

Question 11

relationship between circle and slate

Answer 11

circular arrangement is an imposed order whilst flatness of slate is characteristic of the stone so there is a sense of nature