''Unfolding Rhythms'' is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor and woodcut artist. He is best known for his abstract, organic welded-metal sculptural forms and his sturdy woodcut prints.
Izquierdo was born Manuel Izquierdo Torres in M ...
, located in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
, United States.
Description and history
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor and woodcut artist. He is best known for his abstract, organic welded-metal sculptural forms and his sturdy woodcut prints.
Izquierdo was born Manuel Izquierdo Torres in M ...
's ''Unfolding Rhythms'' (1987) is an
abstract painted metal sculpture, installed outside the Oregon Dental Services (ODS) Building on Southwest Fifth Avenue between Oak Street and
Stark Street
Stark Street is an east-west-running street in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. The street is named after Benjamin Stark, and Southeast Stark Street and Southwest Stark Street are divided by the Willamette River.
In late 2017, activists pr ...
. It measures approximately x x .
The sculpture was funded by ODS and is enclosed by a fence at night. An inscription on its northeast side reads, "" (the copyright date), and displays a copyright symbol with the artist's signature.
[
The sculpture was surveyed and considered "treatment needed" by the Smithsonian's "]Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in 1993.[
]
Reception
''Unfolding Rhythms'' has been included in at least one published walking tour of Portland.[
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See also
* 1987 in art
Events from the year 1987 in art.
Events
* 10 December – Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne) opens as a separate institution.
* 22 July – Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali is shot in London; he dies 28 August.
Awards
*Archibald Prize – ...
* '' The Dreamer'' (1979), Portland, Oregon
* ''Silver Dawn
''Silver Dawn'' is an outdoor 1980 stainless steel sculpture by Spanish American artist Manuel Izquierdo, installed at Wallace Park in northwest Portland, Oregon, in the United States.
Description and history
''Silver Dawn'' is a stainless steel ...
'' (1980), Portland, Oregon
References
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon
1987 establishments in Oregon
1987 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Portland, Oregon
Southwest Portland, Oregon