Category ironwork

Jaume Plensa’s Sculptures Make Many Meaningful Connections

May 23, 2021 · by · in Art, art history, Artists, commuity, Contemporary Sculpture, Harvard University, International art, ironwork, Monumental sculpture, museums, parks, portraits, public art, public art tours, Sculpture, Sculpture Parks, steel, steel sculpture, Videos, visual art · 4 Comments

Jaume Plensa’s Humming came to deCordova Sculpture Park almost ten years ago, generating innumerable reminders of how powerful sculpture can be. As a guide at the park, Humming has given me reliable ways to connect with others about how and why a tall translucent entrancing head might come to be. Humming has brought perspective to other art in the park, and it has led me to more sculpture by the same artist as well.

Wonders of Children’s Books Wait within the Solomon Gate, Designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture

March 22, 2021 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, Artists, children, children's literature, commuity, design, families, fences, gates, granite, granite sculpture, Harvard University, history, humor, illustration, ironwork, libraries, literature, public art, Sculpture, visual art · 2 Comments

If you enter Harvard Yard from Quincy Street near its intersection with Massachusetts Avenue, watch for the rushing rabbit, grinning cat, top hat, and other small images in the tall black ironwork of the gate completed in December 2020. These might entice you to stop and look for more connections to “Alice in Wonderland” or to a world of children’s books.