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Born 1946 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Known for: Large-scale constructions, modernist drawing. earth/land art.
Alice Aycock, known for her large-scale installation sculptures, many of them outdoor pieces, refers to her work as "psycho-architecture" because they invite the viewer into mysterious interiors and... Read full biography
Alice Aycock, known for her large-scale installation sculptures, many of them outdoor pieces, refers to her work as "psycho-architecture" because they invite the viewer into mysterious interiors and often arouse feelings of claustrophobia or vertigo. Many of her pieces result from her observations... Read full biography
Alice Aycock, known for her large-scale installation sculptures, many of them outdoor pieces, refers to her work as "psycho-architecture" because they invite the viewer into mysterious interiors and often arouse feelings of claustrophobia or vertigo. Many of her pieces result from her observations of the affects of industrialization on human beings. Aycock was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After completing her undergraduate work at Douglass, she earned a masters degree from Hunter College.... Read full biography
Alice Aycock, known for her large-scale installation sculptures, many of them outdoor pieces, refers to her work as "psycho-architecture" because they invite the viewer into mysterious interiors and often arouse feelings of claustrophobia or vertigo. Many of her pieces result from her observations of the affects of industrialization on human beings. Aycock was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After completing her undergraduate work at Douglass, she earned a masters degree from Hunter College. Currently (2007) she is Director of Sculpture at Yale University. Ms. Haycock had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1977, has had two retrospective exhibitions since then at MOMA, and for that the museum built a permanent... Read full biography
Alice Aycock, known for her large-scale installation sculptures, many of them outdoor pieces, refers to her work as "psycho-architecture" because they invite the viewer into mysterious interiors and often arouse feelings of claustrophobia or vertigo. Many of her pieces result from her observations of the affects of industrialization on human beings. Aycock was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After completing her undergraduate work at Douglass, she earned a masters degree from Hunter College. Currently (2007) she is Director of Sculpture at Yale University. Ms. Haycock had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1977, has had two retrospective exhibitions since then at MOMA, and for that the museum built a permanent structure in the Project Room. She has had exhibitions in the Americas, Europe, and Japan with permanently sited outdoor works inc... Read full biography
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Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Earthworks, Earth Art, Land Art
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Storm King Art Center Sculpture Installation, New York
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty