Plaque for Tony Smith's 'Moondog' (modeled 1964, frabricated 1998-1999) -- National Gallery of Art (NGA) NW Washington (DC) February 2021 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Plaque for Tony Smith's 'Moondog' (modeled 1964, frabricated 1998-1999) -- National Gallery of Art (NGA) NW Washington (DC) February 2021 / Ron Cogswell
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Per the NGA Sculpture Garden website:Anthony Peter Smith (1912 – 1980) was an American sculptor, visual artist, architectural designer, and a noted theorist on art. He is often cited as a pioneering figure in American Minimalist sculpture.The structure of Smith's 'Moondog' is based on a lattice motif and comprises a configuration of geometric shapes (15 octahedrons and 10 tetrahedrons). While its rational geometry conveys a grounded regularity, Moondog also has a startling tilt from certain viewpoints, giving an impression of instability. Tony Smith compared this sculpture to a variety of forms, including a Japanese lantern and a human pelvic bone. The title itself derives from two sources: Moondog was the name of a blind poet and folk musician who lived in New York City, and Smith has also likened this sculpture to 'Dog Barking at the Moon', a painting by Joan Miró. Smith first created Moondog in 1964 as a 33-inch cardboard model and cast it in bronze as a garden sculpture in 1970. This version was planned by Smith, but it was not fabricated until after his death.DSC9634 |
| 撮影日 | 2021-02-24 13:27:51 |
| 撮影者 | Ron Cogswell , Arlington, Virginia, USA |
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| 撮影地 | Elinor (historical), Washington, D.C., United States 地図 |