Drop Art
In 1961, filmmaker
happenings" of Allan Kaprow and the impromptu performances a few years earlier of John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Buckminster Fuller at Black Mountain College
, Drop Art began when Richert and Bernofsky started painting rocks and dropping them from a loft roof onto the sidewalk of Lawrence Kansas's main drag — watching the reactions of passersby. Early Drop Art included such pieces as Egg Drop and Pendulum (pictured) .
Drop Art eventually led to the creation of Drop City, an experimental artist's community founded in 1965 near Trinidad, Colorado. The intention was to create a live-in work of Drop Art.
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Is this a Dropping?, by Drop Artists, 1962, Mexico City -
Pendulum , by Drop Artists, 1962, (recreation) Lawrence Kansas -
Pythagorean Tree, by Drop Artists, 1967, acrylic on panel, 48" diam. -
The Ultimate Painting, by Drop Artists, 1966, acrylic on panel, 60"x60" -
Drop City, 1967 -
Egg Drop, by Drop Artists, 1962, (recreation) Lawrence Kansas
References
- Peter Rabbit. Drop City.
- Tim Miller. "The Farm, Roots of Communal Revival 1962–1966". Archived from the original on 2006-08-11.
- Paul Hildebrandt. Zome-inspired Sculpture (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
External links
- Ruins of Drop City, Trinidad, Colorado a print by Joel Sternfield
- Clark Richert Website Clark Richert Website