In his own words: In 2006, I was commissioned to create a monumental sculpture by SKS Investments/ X-4 Dolphin LLC in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district. I designed a pixilated stainless steel fountain that appears to be frozen in mid-air. The pixilated fountain is made of varying lengths of 2″ square tubing that are lined up vertically and overlapped to create pixels. The tubing remains open at the top and bottom so that from above or below the sculpture, viewers are able to see through the tubing, giving the fountain a feeling of transparency like water. The sculpture has a mirror finish to reflect the colors of its environment. As people enter the building, they pass underneath the sculpture, giving them the sense that water is pouring over them.
I think he captured the feeling just perfectly, when you stand and look up it is truly an amazing feeling of sky and art melding together.
Shawn Smith was born in 1972 in Dallas, TX where he attended Arts Magnet High School and Brookhaven College before graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, MO with a BFA in Printmaking in 1995. Smith received his MFA in Sculpture from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2005.
A very interesting sculpture and the pixilated effect seems very appropriate for the high tech Bay Area.
Cool – it seems to work really well.
I think the sculptor created a most unusual and appealing piece in this fountain. It was so interesting reading all about its construction and the thoughts that went into its creation. Lovely shots. genie
I really like this! I love the last image where you’re looking up!! Where you can see through the tubes reminds me of dominoes!!
Very cool! I love the contrast in the textures!
Perfect for Kat’s prompt! Have a great weekend!
Great textures in the sky/clouds and in the fascinating sculpture!
I like the second shot that makes me think of a giant spider…but the sky in the last shot seems a good complement to the structure…
Wow, what a great sculpture and how wonderful to capture it against that sky! Great texture find. Thanks so much for sharing it with us in Exploring with a Camera!
The sculpture is fantastic…but that sky…!!!!