Monday, April 27, 2009

The Walker Art Center Visit


I enjoyed being outside on such a beautiful day (although a bit windy). Taking a stroll through the sculpture garden seemed like the perfect thing to do. I had seen the large glass fish inside the garden, but had not really taken the time to truly look at it. The title of the sculpture is Standing Glass Fish, and was constructed by Frank Gehry in 1986.
 I had not known Gehry built such sculptures, although I suppose t makes sense seeing as Gehry has used the fish motif in some of his other work. The way the light bounces of the glass scales is quite magnificent, and there are so many of them! The size of the fish truly inspires awe and fits perfectly among the lily pond and orange trees.