Noguchi is one of my favorite sculptors. I’ve always been moved by his use of space and the perceptions within space. The sky viewing sculpture on Westerns campus shows a framing if space where as the sculptures from his museum were more of a space occupation.
[wpvideo u0YuVifR] Good thing I know a geologist!
“Check out the myrolitic cavities on those pink lumps 😏 They occur in gas or fluid pockets in an already solidified rock body. As the rock is uplifted the pressure drops allowing fluid to form and flow upwards. As the fluid flows through the rock host it must deposit dissolved solids that can no longer be dissolved in the fluid. The deposited solids form really nice looking minerals because they can grow uninhibited into the fluid or gas. Most museum grade mineral samples come from myrolitic cavities. Kinda like geodes.” -WWU alumni Erik Lovelace, geologist extraordinaire.
I love having a different disciplines view on the same object. As artists and historians we need to sometimes know more to provide context and spark inspiration. Those in the natural sciences, observe very similarly to artists. I’m intrigued by my friend description of this sculptures natural aspects. I would love to learn more about minerals and somehow incorporate the visual aspects into my work.
-Celeste