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Rara Avis
2008.08.21
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From below.
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I am amazed by this sculpture. Little red metallic aircraft strung on wires to make a 3-D redbird (IL state bird) while the weights at the end of the wired form the birds shadow. Very difficult to photograph, however!
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I am amazed by this sculpture. Little red metallic aircraft strung on wires to make a 3-D redbird (IL state bird) while the weights at the end of the wired form the birds shadow. Very difficult to photograph, however!
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Detail of the aircraft that make up the redbird.
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Detail of the aircraft that make up the redbird.
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Southwest has installed big comfy chairs in the quad-gate area.
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Southwest has installed big comfy chairs in the quad-gate area.
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With electricity on the side tables and flat screens above. It wasn't bad at all waiting for my flight, working on my laptop and watching Team USA play basketball at the Beijing Olympics. Now if only the wi-fi were free ...
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With electricity on the side tables and flat screens above. It wasn't bad at all waiting for my flight, working on my laptop and watching Team USA play basketball at the Beijing Olympics. Now if only the wi-fi were free ...
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Too much work this week and lots of pictures from the weekend. These were taken Fri, Aug 22.
Rara Avis
2001
28'h x 15'w x 15'd
cast metal/stainless cable
Midway Airport,
Chicago, IL
Rara Avis is an epic suspended sculpture poetically linking natural and manmade aviation. Comprised of thousands of precisely suspended pewter elements, the artwork employs a three-dimensional Pointillism wherein numerous small sculptures coalesce into a large evanescent composite form.
Travelers approaching the center of Midway Airports new passenger terminal will perceive a monumental image of a cardinal. Upon closer examination a perceptual shift occurs as the large avian form reveals itself to be composed of over 1800 small aircraft.
A wide spectrum of these component elements is rendered, ranging from Leonardo-inspired designs to 19th century balloons to classic passenger airliners to 21st century spacecraft.
Over fifty different aircraft are represented, all distinct, and all coming together to render a macrocosmic image of the Illinois state bird.
Commissioned by the Public Art Program, Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Chicago.
