Reflexo do Céu, Navegante - Lisboa, Portugal
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Reflexo do Céu, Navegante (Reflection of Heaven, Navigator) is a work of the Japanese artist Susumu Shingu.
Waymark Code: WMD55H
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/20/2011
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Reflexo do Céu, Navegante (Reflection of Heaven, Navigator) is a work of the Japanese artist Susumu Shingu.
It´s a Kinetic sculpture composed of three blades,(which recalls a helix configuration or the seed of Tipuana Tipu tree also known as rosewood) that, with the wind, describe a vertical rotary motion around themselves. These blades are fixed to the mast by a slender spurs spinning and the whole set is designed in polished stainless steel, a fact which gives it a reflecting surface of the surrounding environment - soil, horizon, sky. The piece thereby generates a kaleidoscope effect evident in the changing images of mirrors, under the perpetual dynamism of its members.
Susumu Shingu (1937) lives and works in Osaka. He has participated in several exhibitions and is particularly interested in Kinectic works.
Title of Piece: Reflexo do Céu, Navegante
Artist: Susumu Shingu
Material/Media: Stainless Steel
Date of Creation or Placement: 1998
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Passeio de Neptuno, Parque das Nações
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
Web link(s) to YouTube or other video: Not listed
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