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Merlion
02-02-2006, 10:07 AM
About a year ago I was quite inspired by a book I picked up at the public library, called "Dancing in the Landscape: The Sculpture of Athena Tacha".

See this link (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0967914310/qid=1138894400/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8939393-7207958?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) for a description in Amazon.com.

I quote the inside front cover of the book.
"One of the initiators of 'site-specific' architechural sculpture - a significant shift in attitude that brought 'land art' into a social context - Tacha has been a finalist in more than 135 national and international competitions".

Anybody here familiar with her work, or this type of architectural sculpture?

I had already tried out the idea, although so far in simple forms in my own garden. I'd like to find out more.

Merlion
02-03-2006, 12:32 AM
This page (http://www.oberlin.edu/art/athena/tacha2.html) is good, showing links to a large number of Athena Tacha's works. To see her impressive architectural sculptures around the US and other countries, scroll further down the page to the links after the title 'public art'.