Robert Morris

Did you know that since the 1860s, artists have been creating with plastic? Some plastics last for hundreds of years, while others easily degrade. Why do artists work with plastic? One reason is that it is so inexpensive and readily available. The word plastic means malleable, or pliable. Here the artist has manipulated a plastic sheet with heat to change its form. 

This work is representative of Minimalism, an art movement that celebrates simpler forms. It was made as a model for a collaborative earthwork project proposed outside the Dallas–Fort Worth Airport. The project was never built.

Green is a color often associated with nature and sustainability. How does this bright green work make you feel?

–Ingrid Neuman, senior conservator