Spiny Top, Curly Bottom // Alexander Calder // painted steel // 1963
White travertine buildings coupled with the Los Angeles skyline provide a unique backdrop for a sculpture garden. Surrounding the Central Garden at the Getty Center is a collection of sculptures by artists such as Robert Adams, Alexander Calder and Barbara Hepworth. Here are a few of my favorites.
Three Squares Gyratory // George Rickey // stainless steel, 1971
The Jousters // Alexander Calder // painted steel // 1963
Walking Flower // Fernand Léger // glassed ceramic // designed 1952-1953; cast 1982-1983
Untitled // Joel Shapiro // copper // 1982 – 1985
Gandydancer’s Dream // Mark di Suvero // painted steel // 1988
Figure for Landscape // Barbara Hepworth // bronze // designed 1960; cast 1968
Delusions of Grandeur // René Magritte // bronze // 1967
Two // Robert Adams // stainless steel // 1977