DEDALUS 1988
UNDER THE WING OF THE FIREBIRD 1988
GRUYERE CHEESE PALACE 1987
MOTHER & CHILD (Two Hands) 1987
TOWER OF WINDS 1987
BIRD CAGE 1983
ORION 1983
DEMETER 1981
HEPHAISTOS 1978
ROI CAPETIEN A CHEVAL 1978
STAIRCASE 1977
HELIOS Nº 2 1976
THREE GRACES Nº 2 1976
CHEVALIER MEROVINGIEN 1975
ATLAS X 1974
LA MUSIQUE 1974
WINGED HELIOS 1974
GUARDIANS 1972
PHOENIX 1971
ICARUS Nº 1 1969
BIRD CAGE
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1983 Elementary school, Rue des Alouettes and rue Fessart, Paris 19º 4m80 H x 27m00 L / 15'-9" H x 90'-0" L (approx. 670 sq. ft.)
Close collaboration with the architect was essential as this sculpture was conceived as a covered gallery enclosing the upper courtyard and separating it from the playground. The gallery was an integral part of the original architectural parti. A module of 120 cm (4-feet) was used for the paving pattern and placement of posts and, vertically, for structural and design elements. The sculpture, relatively simple near the building, rises and becomes more complex as it approaches the centre. The elements are abstractions of birds and wings in flight. The theme is eminently sutable for an elementary school, particularly one situated on Lark Street. The graphics of the structural framing recall a cage -- hence the title.
Material: painted steel posts -- Ø 152 (6") pipe encased in fibro-cement tubes covered with tiles; |
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