Three Vertical Two Horizontal Lines (Pivoting)
Date
1966
Creator
Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
In Three Vertical Two Horizontal Lines (Pivoting), from 1966, five thin lines made of stainless steel, slightly thicker at one end than the other, resemble sewing needles. Attached to the base at each needle’s eye, they rotate around a central joint. Limitations placed on their movement ensure that, at any moment, three blades remain pointing vertically and two roughly horizontally. The thin structure of the base echoes the circling parts and lifts the needles into the air, where they remain free to drift and follow the slightest breeze. from Kephart, Passages of Light and Time: George Rickey's Life in Motion (Notre Dame, 2009)
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