Len Lye Grass 1961 - 1965. stainless steel and wood on motorised base, 1580 x 425 x 230mm. Len Lye Foundation Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre
Exhibition
10 Apr — 23 Jul 2017
Len Lye's kinetic sculpture Grass
Len Lye's gentle kinetic sculpture‘This quiet, gentle work is reminiscent of spring breezes fanning the Marram grasses along the shorelines of New Zealand.’ - Len Lye Foundation Director Evan Webb
Len Lye Grass 1961 - 1965. stainless steel and wood on motorised base, 1580 x 425 x 230mm. Len Lye Foundation Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. Photo Bryan James
Len Lye Grass 1961 - 1965. stainless steel and wood on motorised base, 1580 x 425 x 230mm. Len Lye Foundation Collection, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. Photo Bryan James
As the bed of stainless steel wires sway from side to side they make a gentle tingling sound, in stark contrast to the energetic dance of Universe and the intensity of Trilogy (A Flip and Two Twisters).
Lye noted the 'doodling' origin of Grass 'came about without any preconceived ideas about its imagery. It came from watching a single rod swaying and then doubling up to emphasize the accelerating stroke of its oscillation'.
For more about Grass...
read Len Lye Curator Paul Brobbel's blog My Funny Valentine: Len Lye’s ‘Grass’ and Miles Davis
