Donald Judd

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Through fabrication and industrial production, Donald Judd’s anodized aluminum and Plexiglas box established his vision for correlating Minimalism and sculpture. He frequently created rectangular three dimensional pieces throughout his career, as this specific piece now located in the Akron Art Museum has similar sculptures with purple and blue Plexiglas on their interiors. Donald Judd traded from painting, the sculpture, and then later architecture. His work encompasses the idea of materiality and space.
The rectangular box is clean and ordered, constructed through the artistic style of Minimalism. The design is nearly captivating, with sharp angles and strong, contemporary materials, yet lacking in any leading imagery or form to give clues to the purpose of the sculpture. Judd’s boxes used industrial materials such as stainless steel, copper, aluminum, wood, and colored Plexiglas. Untitled does not have any references to narration. Judd initially did not want his works to be considered Minimalist, but rather “empiricist” so that the viewer observes the art through their own senses instead of a preconceived title (Kahan, 2001). …show more content…
Untitled neglects the preceding rules of sculpture. The box lacks identification, a pedestal, or relation to a specific time and place. The piece is placed directly on the floor, making it interesting to wonder what the underside of the aluminum outer layer looks like, with any scratches or scuffs from being transported multiple times or placed on the floor. The static nature of the box in relation to the materiality is perplexing to the viewer. The box is placed in any walking space, demanding the attention and
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