Description
By shifting to large-scale outdoor work, Rosati has been able to further experiment with light and the mobilization of the viewer. Unlike Heroic Galley, whose pictorial qualities--rectangular format and indoor placement--initially tempt the viewer to remain static in front of the piece as before a painting, Lippincott I invites the viewer to keep moving. Each segment possesses a distinct perspective that is then multiplied, diversified, even twisted as movement and the changing effects of light produce additional geometric patterns across the sculpture's multiple surfaces. In this way the viewer is able to organize the disparate array of geometric shapes around the sculpture and to follow the various lines of perspective to their respective vanishing points in the surrounding space. Thus, Lippincott Ican be considered a public sculpture in the sense that it simultaneously attracts the viewing public's attention and redirects that attention to the physical space in which the sculpture stands. Reproduction of this imatge, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from the Estate of the Artist.
Details
- Work Date:
- 1967
- Location:
- East Plaza
- Dimensions:
- 8'-9 3/4" x 21'-3/4" x 6'-0"
- Medium:
- painted cor-ten steel