The artist’s means of achieving much with little in his sculpture first involves the execution of a small-scale maquette usually made of polyurethane. When completed, this model appears to have been formed simply from an attenuated bar that has been twisted, bent, stretched, curved, coiled, or knotted according to the sculptor’s whim. From the miniature working model of Upstart 2, Meadmore executed a reduced version, measuring twenty-five and a half inches high, in an edition of four strikes. The monumental version at Princeton is made of Cor-Ten steel. Meadmore was among the first sculptors to recognize the potential \of Cor-Ten steel, which is particularly thick, hard, and durable. Its nonreflecting surface.
