The Identity of Modern Contemporary Sculpture as it Relates to the Artist.

The evolution of a Art comes with the constant refinement and exploration of a primal idea. A painter may begin with a cartoon as Gaston or Lichtenstien and through their involvement of their initial concept finds new areas within their content to expand on. Sculptors such as Moore or Calder have fallen upon materials such as Bronze or Steel and continued their path by developing their forms in a particular material. However the artist grows with identification and fortitude to stick to a idea, and developing it. This is one of the key elements in recognizing a body of work. Of course their are exceptions to this rule. Bruce Nauman has clanged styles and ideas throughout his carrier and this has become the constant to which he is recognized. The opposite of the rule can apply. With Art their are rules. In Art their are No rules. The paradox seems to make the exploration even more interesting. However as the artist evolves, his hand print is instantly recognizable, if the artist is doing his job. The real identity of ones work is individual as a personal signature. And the Rule is inevitably that there are none.