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| "Balance": junk mail collage. |
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This is a re-post from August 7, 2016, and is one of my favorites.
I read about the Liquid Shard & had to go!
I texted a photo to Grandhunk # 3 and asked ...
if he wanted to go Saturday & have lunch at Olvera Street?
He said yes. Actually, he said "sure, I'll ask Mom!"
A few minutes later, a text from WW saying...
"I'll go and can drive."
Win, win & triple win in WW's car!
An hour, twenty minutes in traffic & we were there!
I love LA! The buildings, the street art, the energy.
Pershing Square, is a public park in downtown LA.
One square block, bounded by 5th, 6th , Hill & Olive Streets.
It's atop a huge underground parking garage, where WW parked.
And there it was, a mesmerizing kinetic sculpture comprised of ...
thousands of silver streamers,
actually holographic mylar strips, an eerie humming sound,
actually holographic mylar strips, an eerie humming sound,
stretching 15,000 sq ft. across the park ...
rising & falling like some kind of mystical giant,
hovering & slithering through the wind.
rising & falling like some kind of mystical giant,
hovering & slithering through the wind.
The project, titled Liquid Shard, is the work of Patrick Shearn, president and co-founder of art collective Poetic Kinetics, who teamed up with AA Visiting School Los Angeles design program.
The dazzling installation, which is strung up from
the postmodern park’s purple bell tower,
will be on view through August 11.
It's hard for pictures to do justice, so if time allows,
Or, I have posted some shorter videos of the shard
on my Instagram account: http://instagram.com/jlonginc
Great memories of a special day.
• A 1-min. a sweet video of 4 yr.old boy singing Bob Marley, here.
• A 4-min. inspiring video by Claire Crosby & her Dad, here.
• A 3- min. video Liquid Shard installation, LA, August 2016, here.
Smiles for Tuesday ...
6 comments:
I love the stair step movement in Balance. Shard is amazing! Too bad it is only up temporarily. I will watch the video because I hope to hear the sound. :-)
Thanks Jacki! I always know I will find some intriguing art on your posts!
HONESTLY JACKI - in all my 18 years teaching at UCLA I never saw the sky THAT blue! And your pix were from downtown! At least that is one good thing to come from sheltering at home during the pandemic - less depressing grey smog!. And your balance collage was perfect!
Thanks, John, I sent you a very short video that I took, here you can hear the sound. I hope you like it. ;o)
Thanks, Julie, I am glad you liked it. I felt so lucky to be able to drive in and see it before it was taken down the next day. Only up for a week. ;o(
Thanks so much, Dorothy, I am glad you liked "Balance", it is one of my favorites. The Liquid Shard installation is one of the highlights. I'll never forget the humming sound as we walked beneath it. Even little kids were quiet and listening. Magical. Please take goos care.
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