Tudor Ball
Lars Fisk is a contemporary artist known for his spherical sculptures, which he began making in 1996. Often taking on historical or pop-cultural references, Fisk’s surreal sculptures are nonsensical yet immediately recognizable. He includes traditional materials in the forms he references to create a dialogue between past and present. Combining his interests in architecture, construction, signage, consumption, storage, and waste, Fisk turns familiar objects into surreal monuments, drawing attention to the details that make something distinguishable.
Tudor Ball appropriates the beloved 15th century European architectural style characterized by half-timbered exteriors, steeply pitched terra cotta roofs, and stucco or brick finishes which provide ample protection from cold, wet climates. Like tudor style homes, the US Bank Tower features trusses that serve both structural and aesthetic purposes. Tudor style homes later repopularized in the United States in the 1930’s and 1940’s for their historical charm and character and were popular among wealthy residents who could afford the specialized materials. Fisk questions the boundaries of tradition and navigates the evolving nature of design. His aim is to “make clear the true essence of the subject by representing it for what it is not: a ball."
Wood, stucco, ceramic, glass, plastic flowers
64 inch diameter
Courtesy the Artist and Broadway / New York
Images: Brian Pfister / Sculpture Milwaukee
U.S. Bank Building
777 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Coral:
Actual Fractals, Act I, curated by John Riepenhoff
Green: Nature Doesn't Know About Us, guest curated by Ugo Rondinone
Blue: Legacy Works
Purple: there is this We, extended viewing
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