File:Neil Goodman Triptych 1988.jpg

Sculpture by Neil Goodman, Triptych (cast bronze, 64" x 72" x 5.5", 1988). The image of a sculpture illustrates an early, major body of work in Neil Goodman's career, from the late 1970s and the 1980s, when he created three-dimensional works that experimented with the still-life tradition and combined representation and abstraction, oblique narrative, and an archaeological concern with objects and the passage of time. The work ranged from low-lying, horizontal compositions to (in this case), imposing, freestanding frontal pieces likened to open-backed reliefs that he called "Cage" works. This work and similar works have been publicly exhibited in prominent art museums and galleries, discussed in major art journals and daily press publications by prominent critics, and acquired by museums.

Artist Neil Goodman. Copyright held by the artist.

Neil Goodman

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The image serves an informational and educational purpose as the primary means of illustrating an early, major body of sculpture in Neil Goodman's career, which brought him his first major recognition in the late 1970s and 1980s: his experiments with the still-life, which combined representation and abstraction, oblique narrative, and an archaeological concern with objects and the passage of time. These works defied sculptural convention, interpreting painterly strategies, such as the still life and frontal, single-plane presentation into three-dimensional bronze, and earned comparisons to the work of Chardin and Morandi. The imposing, freestanding "Cage" works have been likened to open-backed reliefs resembling altarpieces, with thin, vertical architectonic frameworks allowing for the display of abstract and representational forms and hints of Cubist-like fragmentation. Because the article is about an artist and his work, the omission of the image would significantly limit a reader's understanding and ability to visualize this key developmental phase and body of his work and its reception and impact, which included major exhibitions, national reviews, and museum acquisitions. Goodman's work of this type and this work in particular is discussed in the article and by prominent critics cited in the article.

There is no free equivalent of this or any other of this series by Neil Goodman, and the installation no longer exists in this form, so the image cannot be replaced by a free image.

The image will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original due to its low resolution and the general workings of the art market, which values the actual work of art. Because of the low resolution, illegal copies could not be made.