Artist:
Rhoads, George
Title/Year: Homage to Wolfgang 1981 #1
of proposed 9 (never built)
Dimensions: 25 x 12 x 12
Materials: Steel ball, steel, Mozart
head, 20 chimes and 20 hammers
Year: 1981
From: Artist
Owner: APS
Location: 42
Exhibited at: Santa Ynez
Comments: Initially commissioned as the first of possible edition of
250 each of classical composer series as suggested by Ivan Karp (O.K. Harris
Gallery). Rejected as not for his Gallery.
GEORGE RHOADS has worked as a printmaker, ceramicist, muralist, advertising artist and medical illustrator. He has designed many kinetic fountains. His audio kinetic sculptures are precise clockwork-like mechanisms governed by weight and timing. Yet, they maintain the appearance of spontaneity and randomness. These works promote the concept that the machine itself is a work of art, designed to demystify machinery and stimulate viewer reaction. Mr. Rhoads' work is part of the permanent collections of such museums as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Chicago Art Institute.