Geo-kinetic - Joshua Tree, CA
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N 34° 07.712 W 116° 02.250
11S E 588752 N 3776826
A sculpture at the Oasis Visitor Center in Joshua Tree National Park.
Waymark Code: WMXWKV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2018
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The website says, "Abstract kinetic steel sculpture featuring two large balanced arms mounted on a single axle atop a 12 foot mast. The arms move independently of each other. The base of each arm, near the mast, features a disc with abstracted figures cut out. One disc features the figures in negative space; the other disc features the figures in positive space. The figures include a human form, birds, rodents, a snake, a coyote and a wildcat."
TITLE: Geo-kinetic
ARTIST(S): Rieman, Steven L., sculptor.
DATE: 1994. Dedicated Feb. 25, 1995.
MEDIUM: Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA001686
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Oasis Visitor Center
Joshua Tree National Park
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Some corrosion noted.
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