Four Lines Oblique Gyratory: Square IV - Costa Mesa, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gryffindor3
N 33° 41.599 W 117° 52.994
11S E 418142 N 3728502
By combining art and nature, artist George Rickey has made a (literally) moving statement.
Waymark Code: WM890W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 16

(Text from the South Coast Metro site: www.southcoastmetro.com/visual_arts.html)

George Rickey harnesses the wind as his partner and uses real movement in his perfectly balanced kinetic creation, Four Lines Oblique Gyratory-Square IV. This work of steel is so elegantly understated that people in a hurry may overlook it. Those who stop to observe it, however, are likely to become enchanted by its constantly changing arrangement.
Title of Piece: Four Lines Oblique Gyratory: Square IV

Artist: George Rickey

Material/Media: Steel

Date of Creation or Placement: 1973

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Outside of Center Tower building, Park Center Drive.

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