Nov 152013
Clipper and Diamond Heights Blvd
Noe Valley/Twin Peaks
This piece titled Redwood Sculpture, was done in 1968 by Stefan Novak.
Mr. Novak and his family are very private people, so there is little information regarding the artist. He was an instructor in the architecture department at UC Berkeley. He was born on August 22, 1918 and died on April 29, 2006 at 87 years old.
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The piece is owned by the SFAC.
Amazing…how you find these displays is amazing!
Had been wondering about this for years and am glad it has stayed. Love it and thanks for the info.
This is a wonderfully evocative piece. Photos two and four remind me of the Easter Island carvings. Something primitive and forceful exuding from them. The art world loves a mystery, doesn’t it?
STEFAN was my uncle. He was an architect in addition to his sculpture. I will send as much of his work as I can locate.
There is another large installation at the ROMA MUNI barn down on 3rd. I had the privilege of running his router to ease the redwood beams.
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