Blown Out Walls (El Anatsui, Broken Bridge II)

016

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Saw this  big glassy-metalic thing hanging flat on the side of a building at the Highline in New York the other day. Technically, it’s a sculpture, but also architectural. Maybe I shouldn’t like the blown out look so much. The line between the sky and the side of the wall are barely preserved, even less so with a digital image, which tends to flatten things out. The metal work is very delicate. For me to get the metal work  required  a kind segmented looking.

About zjb

Zachary Braiterman is Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His specialization is modern Jewish thought and philosophical aesthetics. http://religion.syr.edu
This entry was posted in uncategorized and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply