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Perless, Robert,
O'Brien, Stephen,
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Flower
Landscape -- Celestial
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert
Kinetic
Architectural component
Sculpture
Desert Star and Desert Flower, (sculpture).
Artist:
Perless, Robert, 1938- , sculptor.
O'Brien, Stephen, assistant.
Title:
Desert Star and Desert Flower, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Desert Flower and Desert Star, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Welded aluminum coated with Imron and polymer prisms.
Dimensions:
2 sculptures. Each: approx. 11 x 20 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on wall of building:) Desert Star (copyright symbol) 1992/Robert Perless/Fabricated by:/Robert Perless/Stephen O'Brien/Commissioned by:/Palm Desert Commission on the Arts
Description:
Desert Star and Desert Flower are two kinetic sculptures designed to be set in motion by air currents in the courtyards of two adjacent buildings. The sculptures are composed of red-painted abstract shapes suspended from horizontal metal bars attached to the roofs along the sides of each courtyard. Desert Flower consists of four independent moving pieces each composed of a red-painted flower-shaped form suspended over the courtyard from a long metal bar which is topped with a arrow-shaped form. Desert Star consists of two independent moving pieces each composed of a star-shaped form suspended from a metal pole topped with an arrow-shaped form.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Flower
Landscape -- Celestial -- Star
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert
Kinetic
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Palm Desert, Community Arts/Art in Public Places, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260
Located Palm Desert Civic Center, Over courtyard of Brothers Building, Fred Waring Drive at San Pablo, Palm Desert, California
Remarks:
The sculptures were designed to fit the courtyards and to capture the hidden energies in nature. Commissioned by the Palm Desert Commission on the Arts. Stephen O'Brien, the sculptor's assistant, helped with the fabrication of the sculpture.
References:
Perless, Robert, 2002.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS CA001082
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