Forth
Mary Shaffer
1994
MATERIAL: stone: Pennsylvania granite and metal: steel
DIMENSIONS: overall: 132 in x 72 in x 72 in
EDITION: Unique
CREDIT: Grounds For Sculpture, Gift of The Seward Johnson Atelier, In Exchange with Philip and Muriel Berman
© Artist or Artist's Estate
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'Forth' has a cylindrical metal core, crowned by a cruciform structure that recalls both a plug and a propeller, and is surrounded by roughly hewn sections of Pennsylvania granite. Broad at the base and tapered toward the top, the stone slabs attempt to encase the machine-made steel elements, creating a dynamic tension between upwards propulsion and gravitational pull, compression and expansion, positive and negative masses.
