At Yale, the main exhibit I went to see was in the Yale Art Gallery, designed by Louis Kahn, a modern building which opened in 1953. I wandered around just a bit before leaving that building, and discovered THIS building, and this sculpture. The Gallery of Fine Arts, as it was known, was designed by well-known architect Egerton Swartwout, and opened to the public in 1928. This building is in the gothic tradition, as are many of the buildings at Yale. What blew me away was this sculpture, which seemed so incongrous in this space. It is relatively crude in its material and construction, and is such a great contrast to the gothic windows behind it. The piece is called "Boban" and is designed by Magdalena Jetelova. It is a wonderful construction, and so fascinating to walk in and around and under it, to experience it. It is a very powerful piece. NOTE: A reader has asked for dimensions of the piece, so not having that information, I am posting a second image, with people in the background for scale. This is tricky to correlate, given that the people are not next to it, but my best guess is that the piece is about 11 or 12 feet tall. Here is a photo from a different direction.
3 comments:
Maybe you could provide approximate dimensions of this piece?
WOW! Scale is everything. Thanks for the second post. Really makes a difference in the whole feel of the sculpture.
You are welcome. It was pretty amazing to walk around this thing, since it is such a huge object. I didn't realize until you asked, that the huge size of the room makes the sculpture seem small... Duh!
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