Lucas Samaras (Entree #5)

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Lucas Samara's "Box no. 85" was very appealing to me as it took a simple box and transformed it into a more complex piece. Samara's box is very textured, using a vast array of colors on the outside. The box being opened conveys a sense of progression or narrative, an opening of new ideas, and discovery! Unlike Joseph Cornell's boxes filled and overlapped with different objects, Samara's box is simple with less chaos and clutter. Although more simple to look at, Samara's box is still very applealing to the eye because of his use of texture and color.