Jackson Pollock two decades earlier. In his writings, Pollock throws, drips, and spills
paint on the canvases he places on the studio floor. Pollock's paintings were enlarged and
hung on gallery walls, while Benglis' rubber puddles remained horizontal, revealing both
painting and sculptural features. The object is filled with random bubbles and drops of
water, which the artist welcomes out of respect for the object's natural character.
"I realized that the idea of managing the problem was ridiculous," he said. "The problem
can and will have a form.
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Why did you select this modern sculpture to share and write about?
I chose this sculpture to write about because, unlike painting, which always represents the
illusion of a three-dimensional space on a flat surface, the sculpture exists in a shared
space where people watch. The sculpture is also tactile, and its many textures and
materials can be felt.
