Dec 232013
San Francisco International Airport
Terminal One
Boarding Area C
Flight Patterns by Larry Kirkland – 1987
Stainless steel cables, painted aluminum tubing, sheeting and screening
264 in. x 276 in. x 756 in.
264 in. x 276 in. x 756 in.
Born in 1950 in Port Hueneme, California, Larry Kirkland moved with his military family throughout the U.S. and abroad during his childhood. He received his undergraduate degree in environmental design in 1972 from Oregon State University and his Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1974 from the University of Kansas.
Kirkland created these large, aerial sculptures that are characterized by its nearly transparent, ethereal quality. This work was conceived by Kirkland after he spent time observing airport activities from an air traffic control room. Each of the 1500 elements suspended by 3000 wires represents an air traffic control symbol: triangles (landmarks),dotted lines (land boundaries) and x’s (flying objects).
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I just caught up with all your SFO posts…..why didn’t I know about this before we rushed through the airport?! Next time we visit we will have to plan extra travel time!!
Michael sure would have loved that toy exhibit too:) So glad you got a chance to get in there to see it….Fabulous!
That ticks all the boxes for me!