Roxy Paine is an American artist that looks at natural forms and recreates them by mechanical means. His largest venture yet includes one of his tree-like "Dendroid" sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
After much research and natural observation, Paine sought out to demonstrate how human culture is a part of nature and that nothing is unnatural. His latest endeavor emphasises the strain between what is natural and artificial by exposing the unfinished pipes that connect the structure to the museum and essentially hold it up. The contrast between the artificial structure and the now beautiful Central Park is also interesting since the park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1857.
This particular “Dendroid” is 130 feet wide and 29 feet tall, covering the full length of the roof deck. And although the branches are made out of metal rods and pipe, they are based on vascular networks and tree roots. There are over 10,000 pieces weighing more than seven tons!
The Met exhibit is open through 29 November, 2009.
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