Storm King Wavefield In Snowy Dress
by Angelo Marcialis
Title
Storm King Wavefield In Snowy Dress
Artist
Angelo Marcialis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Viewed from above, the undulating swells of earth forming Storm King Wavefield appear to naturally rise from and roll along the grassy terrain. Set against a backdrop formed by Schunnemunk Mountain to the west and the Hudson Highlands to the south and east, Maya Lin’s earthwork inspires a broad perspective on the landscape from which it emerges and entices deep exploration of the grassy alleys between the cresting peaks. The seven nearly four-hundred-foot-long waves, ranging in height from ten to fifteen feet high, proceed at the same scale as a series of mid-ocean waves. The resulting effect recalls the experience of being at sea, where sight of adjacent waves and land is lost between the swells.
Storm King Wavefield is the largest and last in a series of three of Lin’s wavefields. (The other two are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Miami, Florida.)
This was the first weekend of the Art Center's Winter Weekends.
Fortunately, there was still plenty of snow to photograph before the warm up and pending rain washes it all away.
Storm King Art Center is beautiful to behold in all seasons, but this was my first visit during the winter months, and the landscape was that much more magical to witness...
Check out their website for upcoming winter weekends, and the link about the artist who created this wavefield!
Storm King Art Center, commonly referred to as Storm King and named after its proximity to Storm King Mountain, is an open-air museum located in Mountainville, New York.
It contains what is perhaps the largest collection of contemporary outdoor sculptures in the United States.
Founded in 1960 by Ralph E. Ogden as a museum for Hudson River School paintings, it soon evolved into a major sculpture venue with works from some of the most acclaimed artists of the 20th century.
The site spans approximately 500 acres (200 ha; 0.78 sq mi), and is located about a one-hour drive north of Manhattan.
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January 25th, 2018
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