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The power of a child pulling the skyscrapers at Zuccotti Park, Broadway and Liberty Street on a early Spring day in New York City, with Isamu Noguchi's Red Cube to the left and Mark di Suvero's Joie de Vivre to the right in the background.
Isamu Noguchi sculpture, "To Tallness" on College Green. Manazaru stone with granite base, 1981. Was on temporary loan to Brown University; displayed on College Green until it was removed in December 2005.
The heat is ameliorated by two splashes of green. This is one.
In his ... gardens ... Noguchi achieved subtle ... syntheses of nature with the man-made, fusing organic and geometric, balancing intuition with intellect. 'California Scenario' seamlessly integrates them. ... it is an enclosed space adjacent to an office building, 'California Scenario' appears open and spacious; the proportional relationship of the asymmetric pyramid to the smaller rocks and plants creates a sense of vastness and scale beyond the actual dimensions of the garden. Local desert stones unify this environment in color and texture. The channel of water running through the center contrasts with, and enhances, the viewer's awareness of the surrounding dryness. The pronounced individuality of elements of the Beinecke courtyard has here matured into a cohesive whole; sculpture and environment are one.
From the catalogue 'Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor', by Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
The heat is ameliorated by two splashes of green. This is one.
In his ... gardens ... Noguchi achieved subtle ... syntheses of nature with the man-made, fusing organic and geometric, balancing intuition with intellect. 'California Scenario' seamlessly integrates them. ... it is an enclosed space adjacent to an office building, 'California Scenario' appears open and spacious; the proportional relationship of the asymmetric pyramid to the smaller rocks and plants creates a sense of vastness and scale beyond the actual dimensions of the garden. Local desert stones unify this environment in color and texture. The channel of water running through the center contrasts with, and enhances, the viewer's awareness of the surrounding dryness. The pronounced individuality of elements of the Beinecke courtyard has here matured into a cohesive whole; sculpture and environment are one.
From the catalogue 'Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor', by Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
A tall triangular trough down which the water spalshes into the stream. Seating is provided but, wow, it's hot out there.
In his ... gardens ... Noguchi achieved subtle ... syntheses of nature with the man-made, fusing organic and geometric, balancing intuition with intellect. 'California Scenario' seamlessly integrates them. ... it is an enclosed space adjacent to an office building, 'California Scenario' appears open and spacious; the proportional relationship of the asymmetric pyramid to the smaller rocks and plants creates a sense of vastness and scale beyond the actual dimensions of the garden. Local desert stones unify this environment in color and texture. The channel of water running through the center contrasts with, and enhances, the viewer's awareness of the surrounding dryness. The pronounced individuality of elements of the Beinecke courtyard has here matured into a cohesive whole; sculpture and environment are one.
From the catalogue 'Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor', by Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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sculptor: Isamu Noguchi, 1940
Rockerfeller Center, Manhattan
50 Rockefeller Plaza (above the main entrance)
New York City, NY
I alway love how children can make any place a playground. The innocence of a child at play, just a few blocks away from the 9-11 Memorial was an extreme and beautiful contrast. This was also the location of the Occupy Wall Street protests, Zuccotti Park, Broadway and Liberty Street on a early Spring day in New York City, with Isamu Noguchi's Red Cube to the left and Mark di Suvero's Joie de Vivre to the right in the background.
7.5.2009. Cubo rosso, 1968 di Isamu Noguchi a 140 Broadway, Manhattan, New York (USA)
Red Cube Sculpture, 1968 by Isamu Noguchi at 140 Broadway, Manhattan, New York (USA).
Nikon D80 & Nikkor 16/85VR @ 22 mm, f/4, 1/60 sec, Iso 320, flash, mano libera.
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Designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The outside is cold and hard stone, but the translucent marble panels give a golden glow to the inside. Absolutely incredible. Its biggest problem is that it's at Yale.
www.som.com/content.cfm/gordon_bunshaft_interview_on_bein...
Prototype for Chess Table, 1944. Painted wood, aluminum and plastic. Replicas of Chess Pieces, 1944. Acrylic (1904-1988) SFMOMA
A conical fountain with an anemometer (wind speed indicator) on top. WTF?
In his ... gardens ... Noguchi achieved subtle ... syntheses of nature with the man-made, fusing organic and geometric, balancing intuition with intellect. 'California Scenario' seamlessly integrates them. ... it is an enclosed space adjacent to an office building, 'California Scenario' appears open and spacious; the proportional relationship of the asymmetric pyramid to the smaller rocks and plants creates a sense of vastness and scale beyond the actual dimensions of the garden. Local desert stones unify this environment in color and texture. The channel of water running through the center contrasts with, and enhances, the viewer's awareness of the surrounding dryness. The pronounced individuality of elements of the Beinecke courtyard has here matured into a cohesive whole; sculpture and environment are one.
From the catalogue 'Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor', by Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Commonly known as the Red Cube, this is technically a rhombohedron, a six-sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel at oblique angles. HUH???
Perhaps my friend Romboid would find this interesting!
The art was designed by Isamu Noguchi.
This is 140 Broadway, the former New York City main office of Marine Midland Bank (now HSBC Bank USA). The building now bears the name Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
is located in the Detroit Civic Center PLaza and was designed as a terminus of Detroit's main street Woodward Avenue where it meets the Detroit River. It is made of stainless steel, is 120 feet high with a 7 foot square cross section and a quarter turn from top to bottom.
Costa Mesa is in a desert region of S Calif. Noguchi played against this quite well. There are cacti here, and scrub brush, succulents and other desert plants.
In his ... gardens ... Noguchi achieved subtle ... syntheses of nature with the man-made, fusing organic and geometric, balancing intuition with intellect. 'California Scenario' seamlessly integrates them. ... it is an enclosed space adjacent to an office building, 'California Scenario' appears open and spacious; the proportional relationship of the asymmetric pyramid to the smaller rocks and plants creates a sense of vastness and scale beyond the actual dimensions of the garden. Local desert stones unify this environment in color and texture. The channel of water running through the center contrasts with, and enhances, the viewer's awareness of the surrounding dryness. The pronounced individuality of elements of the Beinecke courtyard has here matured into a cohesive whole; sculpture and environment are one.
From the catalogue 'Isamu Noguchi: Master Sculptor', by Valerie Fletcher, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.