Chapter 1
The magic of heavy metal
Chapter 2
Walking through waves of steel
Chapter 3
Art that caused a giant stir
Chapter 4
Sculpting the desert and the world
YOUR GOAL
Master of The giant steel waves of Richard Serra
Ch 1 · The magic of heavy metal
choko Heavy Metal Sculpture
Heavy metal, heavy metal / Bent by machines that built submarines
choko COR-TEN Steel
With copper and with chromium it grows a rusty shield, So it never needs a coat of paint out in the open field.
choko Between 1955 and 1957, Richard Serra funded college by working at Bethlehem Steel and Ryerson Steel, demystifying colossal metals.
choko Walking between these massive steel sheets feels like standing inside a frozen wave
BETA
choko Navigate the massive steel curves to discover how they feel like a frozen wave.
Fun Fact
Steel mill bears: German steel mill workers at Dillinger Hütte are traditionally nicknamed 'Hüttenbären' (steel mill bears), a title Richard Serra highly respected during fabrication.
Glossary
steel (noun)
A strong, hard alloy of iron and carbon, used widely in construction and manufacturing. Richard Serra utilized this industrial material to construct colossal, curved sculptures in New York and Bilbao.
A strong, hard alloy of iron and carbon, used widely in construction and manufacturing. Richard Serra utilized this industrial material to construct colossal, curved sculptures in New York and Bilbao.
Quiz
Which famous university did Richard Serra attend for his Master of Fine Arts degree after working in the steel mills?
Quiz
What did Richard Serra do during his youth in California to pay for his college education?
choko Sculptor Richard Serra transformed his industrial steelworking experience into art.
Quiz
Which German steel company did Richard Serra collaborate with to manufacture his massive curved steel plates?
Quiz
How heavy were the individual steel plates that Richard Serra commonly had forged for his monumental sculptures?
Quiz
In what year did Richard Serra write his famous 'Verb List Compilation' to guide his physical artistic experiments?
Quiz
Which of the following verbs was included in Richard Serra's famous 1967 action list?
Quiz
What color transformation does COR-TEN steel undergo after years of exposure to the elements?