Originally I intended this blog to be a vehicle for shameless self promotion of my art work. I have decided however to expand the concept and will occasionally write about other artists or exhibits, galleries etc. that I find interesting. An informal arts journal. I hope those of you who visit this site will find something interesting and stop back from time to time to see what I’ve added. Please feel free to leave a comment or drop an e-mail if you are interested or have questions about a piece of work. If you are looking for Debe's work follow this link to her blog. http://debeabbottsartblog.blogspot.com/ To visit our gallery home page and shop us online http://www.abbottsstudio.com/


Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Triangles and Arches, 1965, Empire State Plaza, Albany



I was in Albany yesterday and was just stunned by this Calder piece at the Empire State Plaza. Alexander Calder has long been one of my favorite sculptors. This piece is so powerful with the reflecting pools and the Ayn Rand, "Fountainhead" inspired modern architecture towering behind it.

3 comments:

Mick said...

It's a beautiful piece to be sure, Kevin. Keep your eyes open, there's about to be a call for proposals for a new public art piece in downtown Syracuse, corner of Fayette and Warren in a newly created park, while the city seeks a developer.

KV Abbott said...

Mick,
Thanks for the tip. I'll be interested to hear about that one!

CyberCelt said...

I love Calder. Thanks for sharing this photograph.