Sunday, May 6, 2012

My World: Public Art - MIrror



A nice walk around Rice University to see the new public sculptures
(before the heat and humidity set in).
This is Mirror by Jaume Plensa.



Mirror Sculpture
Mosaic of Mirror
Mosaic of Mirror
Mirror Sculpture

Mirror is a site specific installation by international artist Jaume Plensa. Mirror features two 10 foot tall figures positioned in conversation with each other.  Up close, their physical forms are an intermingling of white coated marine steel letters from many alphabets. Viewers are provided with an entry point to each figure, where they can physically walk inside the sculpture. One of the new public art works celebrating Rice University's centennial.


Wishing YOU well and much joy!



34 comments:

allisamazing said...

Love it!

eileeninmd said...

Very cool looking sculptures. It is neat you can walk inside, they must be huge. Wonderful post, have a great week ahead.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Oh my goodness, these are so cool!

Irene said...

What a great walk, with a very pleasant find.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I'm trying to imagine how it would be to walk inside one of these sculptures...what an experience! WOW!

Karen Lakis said...

These sculptures are amazing! Thank you for sharing them!

black eyed susans kitchen said...

Thanks for sharing these sculptures...they are so unique and interesting!

ellen b. said...

Very interesting. I'm glad you got that walk in! This will be our daughter's first summer experiencing living in the south with the heat and humidity.

Rajesh said...

Wonderful and interesting art.

Vee said...

So unique! I enjoyed seeing these...

Unknown said...

What a cool sculpture!!!

Gardening in a Sandbox said...

So interesting. They must be massive. Valerie

Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...

Very imaginative, the figures must stir a lot of conversation.
Judith

BernieH said...

Brilliant pieces!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful sculptures!

Lorrie said...

Such creative minds to come up with these ideas. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Pondside said...

I like the sort of public art that invites one in - and this does it in the actual sense!

Mary said...

Snap~ What fascinating sculptures made with letters! I love the mosaics you created~ especially the shots taken from the inside!

A Garden of Threads said...

Interesting fellows. Have a wonderful week:)

Tina´s PicStory said...

soo cool :)

Ruth Kelly said...

Truly amazing.

Unknown said...

Really interesting art!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Jim said...

Amazing sculptures.

KB said...

Great pics. I have pictures of the beach to share this week.

Sylvia K said...

I love these sculptures! So different and delightful, Snap! I love your mosaic! Hope you have a great week!

Sylvia

Carver said...

I like the idea of the mirror and it looks like an interesting art installation. Your photographs of it are very well done.

Ebie said...

An amazing art work, incorporating the AABCs!

Jacoba said...

How very intriguing and so creative! I would love to walk around there and enter the sculptures.
No doubt a place to visit more often?
Happy day!
Jacoba

Arija said...

A unique and interesting concept indeed. I like the way they are painted white like transient pater cuts.

Black Jack's Carol said...

I find this post really interesting as we have exactly the same style of sculptures in Vancouver by English Bay. i will look up the information about them and if I have anything new to add, will show them in my next post. I'm thinking they must be by the same sculptor. Amazing how we can share aspects of our worlds from so far away. Thanks for a great post!

Al said...

What great sculptures and photos. And please keep your heat and humidity, I don't like hot weather at all. 90 degrees is too much for me on a dry day!

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

I love outdoor art and these are beautiful pieces. Thanks for sharing.

Cezar and Léia said...

Outstanding sculptures! Thanks for the different compositions showing beautiful angles of this impressive art!
Léia

nonizamboni said...

Wonderful sculptures to see from the inside out! Thanks for the tour.
Hope your week is lovely, my snappy friend.