All Utopias Fell: Some favorite process shots.

Below are some photos from the weekend of 10/15-18/10. They were taken during one of the final work sessions on Michael Oatman's project, All Utopias Fell.
This project is now on view at Mass MoCA.

(looks like a warrior clenching his cape epically)

(light graffiti!)

(another golden epic parachute shot)

(a bit of Lewitt process found its way into the procedures)

(saw a rainbow in the morning on the hill behind the museum
from underneath a solar panel installed by BPVS)

Sand Sculpture at the DeCordova.

Team Grady created this copy of Sol Lewitt's "Tower DC" - one of my favorites from this past January (see my January 23rd posting for photos).

Here below the mini-DC appears again, this time with one of many pretty ecstatic kids present at the Family SculptureFest.

Off to the left of that photo you will see a little cluster of blocks with letters on them. That was mine! The sculpture team allowed passers-by to come and carve on blocks of formed sand. So, given a cylinder of NH sand, I began with a cube on top and let the others surface as necessary. For tools, I mostly used one, small palette knife. The two pictures below are the best shots of the surfaces, letters, and cradling hand beneath. The letters spell out FRÖBEL K (see this wiki for the significance). Looking at the photos, I wish I had asked to borrow the spray-bottle - the dry weather was great for the festival, but desiccating for the sand.

Thanks to the DeCordova for facilitating such a great Sunday.

Sol Lewitt in Syracuse and at the Storm King.

Spring!

( spring playground shadows ... sol lewitt style : )

(learning to use macro is awesome!)