Chris Burden is an extremely significant abstract artist who began exhibiting in 1971. He established a reputation that year with a performance piece entitled Shoot in which he instructed a friend to shoot him in the arm while a few other ... want to become known as a novelty act, Burden decided to change his direction and focus on his other interests, namely, sculpture and model building. However, even in some of his sculptures there was still an element of danger. The Big Wheel is one of Burden's most impressive installations. This piece involves a three-ton cast iron suspended wheel, whic...

• Word Count: 1339
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School