The painted and chromium-plated steel sculpture rests on the floor and is representative of Chamberlain's overall style since the early 60's. Chamberlain is widely acclaimed as one of the first artists to use extensive color in his sculpture, and frequently described as the sculptural equivalent to Abstract Expressionist painting. He began using crushed motor body parts and automobile scrap metal in the late 1950's. Chamberlain's forms originally were determined by necessity and his attraction to the bright chromium colors of the automobile industry.

 Chamberlain's use of the debris from our car culture is related to the interests of the Pop artists. Like these artists, Chamberlain explored and exploited mass media and popular culture as the subject of his art. Through his scrap metal sculptures he is aligned with other twentieth century artists whose fundamental concern [is] for the specific object.

Source: DMAC News, January February March 1998