Thursday, December 23, 2010

"Selections From The Synopsis of Categories"


This sculpture by Canadian artist Micah Lexier was installed at Metro Hall in 1992 and consists of 25 custom-made aluminum ladders of various heights. Each of the 350 rungs of the ladders holds a word from the "Synopsis of Categories" section of Roget's Thesaurus. The piece is meant to merge an image of physical construction (ladders) with the elements of intellectual construction (words). It's pretty cool!
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    This is totally COOL!
    I wish you happy holidays Red Pat!
    :-)

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  2. boromaxDecember 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    The sculpture is excellent in both concept and execution, and your photo is terrific!

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  3. LúciaDecember 23, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Very creative sculpture, and very appropriate for this time of the year, it make us (re)think lots of things.

    I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, thanks for your kind comments and daily support. :o)

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  4. AnonymousDecember 23, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    i agree with boromax - a very good conceptual sculpture and very well made. one of those pieces in a high traffic area that you hope the public get! thanks for the find.

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  5. RandyDecember 23, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    That is an amazing sculpture. Nice shot.

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  6. EG CameraGirlDecember 28, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    I think is cool too.

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