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Cor-ten steel, a distinctive
alloy with a brown velvety surface, first appeared in a small
number of Judd’s outdoor sculptures in the 1980s. It was
not until the end of the decade, when he set up his own workshop
in Marfa, that he was able to fully explore its properties.
Untitled (1992) is a floor-piece consisting of three cube-like
units, placed at regular intervals from each other. Each unit
consists of two recessed panels with a hollow space in the middle,
creating a rhythm of open and closed planes. In a 1992 stack,
the brown Cor-ten steel of each unit provides a sober frame
for the richly-coloured Plexiglas at its back. The range of
deep saturated colours, arranged so that each presents the strongest
contrast with its neighbours, affirms the fascination with colour
in Judd’s later work.
Another stack, made using plywood in 1993, follows
the same dimensions and incorporates a similarly diverse selection
of colours. However, Judd's sensitivity to his materials produces
a very different effect, with transparent Plexiglas that renders
the grain of the wood visible.
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