''Unfolding Rhythms'' is an outdoor 1987 sculpture by
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dim ...
, located in
Portland, Oregon
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, United States.
Description and history
Manuel Izquierdo
Manuel Izquierdo (September 26, 1925 – July 17, 2009) was a sculptor
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dim ...
'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. 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 Heri ...
" 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.
Exhibitions
* November 20 un ...
* '' 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 st ...
'' (1980), Portland, Oregon
References
{{Public art in Portland, Oregon
1987 establishments in Oregon
1987 sculptures
Abstract sculptures in Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Southwest Portland, Oregon