Monday, August 1, 2011

Esteban Vicente Collages at the Meadows

--Banner for the exhibition I went to see on the last day--great exhibition of this Spanish artist's collages and small wooden sculptures at the Meadows Museum.

--Labels, Esteban Vicente, 1956, colored paper, printed paper, ink, charcoal, gouache, and pastel on cardboard, 48.875 x 35.375 in., Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain

--Kalani Hawaii, Esteban Vicente, 1969, colored paper and charcoal on cardboard, 
52 x 40 in, 
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain

--Untitled, Esteban Vicente (Divertimento), 1981, Collection of Robert S. Warshaw

More pictures of some outdoor sculptures at the Meadows:

--Wave, Santiago Calatrava, 2002, Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
On a quiet day with no traffic it is soothing to hear the creaking of the sculpture as it moves . . . 


--Crepe myrtles in the background help add color to the suffering landscape
in the 100-degree F weather.

-- Sho, Jaume Plensa, 2007, stainless steel, Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
(Look closely)

--Geometric Mouse II, Claes Oldenburg, 1969–1970, Cor-Ten steel and aluminum, 
Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

--Horse and Rider, Marino Marini, 1951, bronze, Meadows Museum, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

6 comments:

  1. I know!! I can't wait--so much to see and do . . .

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  2. Thomas, I included Kalani because I did not know Vicente spent time in Hawaii and my brother lives on Maui. Also, I think Plensa modeled Sho after a friend's daughter . . . MDC

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