Eugene S. Perry (b. Liberia, c. 1976)
Shadow, n.d.
Cor-Ten steel with stainless steel ball
Bruce Museum, Gift of Alan and Deborah Simon, 2024.04.04
According to the artist, Shadow “pays homage to the idea that even the most powerful structures begin with a single block.” Here, angular and semicircular shapes are stacked to evoke an imposing, human-like form. Open voids between the individual components allow light and air to pass through the Cor-Ten steel sculpture, casting shadows and embodying the interplay between solidity and immateriality suggested by the title of the work.