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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

MOTION THURSDAY - SLOW MOTION - "SUN AND MOON" by George Rickey


American Kinetic Sculptor, George Rickey, had a one-man exhibit in 1966 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC.  It was the largest mobile show I had ever seen, after Alexander Calder.  Rickey's work embodied huge sculptural pieces made in stainless steel that moved to the slightest air current.   See a 220 page catalogue, GEORGE RICKEY, by Nan Rosenthal (Abrams, NY. 1977) showing awesome, wonderful plates of his work.   (born 6.6.1907- died 7.17.2002)

This is a home-made copy of "SUN AND MOON" - one of his simpler designs.  This was made of wire and tinfoil.   It is the sunlight, the shadows, and the movement that enhances the meaning of this slow motion piece.  The original was made in stainless steel and brass and can be seen on page 85 of the catalogue.  











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6 comments:

  1. The reflection on the wall appealed to me most! My apologies to the sculptor! (Deceased, I know.)

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  2. I just watched a short clip of George Rickey's work and was entranced. Sculptures over water are more than doubly fascinating as there is the added element of reflections.

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  3. very, very cool photo for motion thursday!

    paz

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  4. The sculpture comes alive in the light. I like these shots Margaret, the second one in particular is so warm and "golden." Notions of motions and more importantly how we as artists can best express our vision(s) of motion.

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  5. I find this piece very exciting. The light and shadows seem to play a game all around the sculpture.

    I was over the other day but dear blogger would not let me post a comment. Hopefully this one will go through.

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