An Analysis On The Construction Of Space In Frank Stella’s Works

Space in plastic art is an important part of supporting art works.The exploration of space in works has always been the direction of many artists.In the early times,artists tried to reproduce the real three-dimensional space on the two-dimensional plane.At this time,the space appeared as a container in the picture,and the objects in the picture were placed in the space.After the invention of the camera,artists were not satisfied with a simple copy of the objective world,and began to construct the structure of the work itself on the screen.At this time,the objects in the screen were no longer placed in the space on the canvas,but a combination of objects makes up the space on the canvas.From Cezanne,painters’ expression of space was liberated from a single perspective principle,creating a variety of spatial construction methods,especially in abstract art.When abstract art developed to minimalism,it seemed to have come to an end.Frank Stella has always been regarded as a representative of minimalist art.However,when we observe his artistic creations,we can find that the works created in the form of minimalism occupy only a part of his creations.He pays attention not only to the materiality in his works,but also to the creation of space.There are few researches on Stella in China.Most of the studies on him are also carried out in the framework of minimalist theory.The researches on his follow-up works are not many.The author believes that Frank Scola’s work is not only of great significance to minimalist art,the way the space is constructed in his work also has a unique influence on the development of abstract art after minimalism This article will take Frank Scola’s work as the research object and the spatial construction method in his work as the main research content,and conduct in-depth analysis of his work through observation,conceptual analysis and comparative research.First,I will explain the category of space in detail,and elaborate on the space in plastic art.Then,I will analyze the causes of space in Frank Stella’s works,and sort out the process of spatial evolution of his works.Then,I will The types of space construction in the artist’s works are divided into five categories,the first category is parallel space,the second category is spiral space,the third category is turning space,the fourth category is interspersed space,and the last category is The extended painting space,combined with a large number of works,specifically explains the characteristics and significance of different types of space construction methods in the work.Finally,the author will summarize the influence and inspiration of the artist’s work space on the contemporary period and contemporary abstract art.