“Virtuoso” - 20230527_183123 Enhanced
“Virtuoso” cellist - The Lyric Center Houston Texas 2023
Virtuoso is a 36-foot-tall, 21-ton outdoor concrete sculptural group by David Adickes. It was installed in 1983 on the outskirts of the Theater District in downtown Houston next to the Lyric Centre building.[1] It was commissioned as a work that "paid homage to music, dance and performing arts".
Viewed from the intersection of Prairie and Smith Streets, the sculpture is a gigantic cello being played by a virtuoso who is invisible except for his head and hands. Behind the sculpture adjacent to the Lyric Centre, a life-sized trio of abstract musicians including a violinist, bass, and flute player accompany the giant cellist. The work is equipped with an integrated sound system that plays classical music for passing pedestrians.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso_(sculpture)
365thingsinhouston.com/2014/04/07/virtuoso-sculpture-down...
“Virtuoso” - 20230527_183123 Enhanced
“Virtuoso” cellist - The Lyric Center Houston Texas 2023
Virtuoso is a 36-foot-tall, 21-ton outdoor concrete sculptural group by David Adickes. It was installed in 1983 on the outskirts of the Theater District in downtown Houston next to the Lyric Centre building.[1] It was commissioned as a work that "paid homage to music, dance and performing arts".
Viewed from the intersection of Prairie and Smith Streets, the sculpture is a gigantic cello being played by a virtuoso who is invisible except for his head and hands. Behind the sculpture adjacent to the Lyric Centre, a life-sized trio of abstract musicians including a violinist, bass, and flute player accompany the giant cellist. The work is equipped with an integrated sound system that plays classical music for passing pedestrians.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso_(sculpture)
365thingsinhouston.com/2014/04/07/virtuoso-sculpture-down...