Description
The three Studies for the Sun in the Empire State Plaza Art Collection are relatively small-scale works that are studies for one of the elements later included in a public sculpture garden for the Bieneke Library at Yale University. From the late 1950s, the sun, represented by a circular disc, was a recurring element in Noguchi's work. This circular form was first used in a 1948 piece titled The Ring. Subsequently, it served as the basis for several important works: The White Sun, The Grey Sun, The Black Sun, a version of which was also in Nelson Rockefeller's private collection. The most delicate of the three suns is the study in white travertine marble. Its color and smooth surface, only barely accented with slight bumps, create an illusion of lightness and openness. Noguchi preferred to work with stone rather than metal because of its association with Classical sculpture and with the earth itself.
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Details
- Work Date:
- 1959-64
- Location:
- North Concourse
- Dimensions:
- 2'-6" (circumfrence) x 10 1/2"
- Medium:
- travertine