Axeltree Explained

Axeltree
Artist:Alexander Liberman
Year:1967
Medium:Steel
Movement:Abstract
Height Imperial:74
Width Imperial:144
Length Imperial:110
Imperial Unit:in
Metric Unit:cm
City:Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Museum:Lynden Sculpture Garden
Coordinates:43.1759°N -87.9379°W
Owner:Bradley Family Foundation
Website:https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/collection/axeltree

Axeltree is a public art work by Russian-American artist Alexander Liberman located at the Lynden Sculpture Garden near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The sculpture is an abstract form; it is installed on the lawn.[2]

Description

Axeltree is a steel sculpture painted red-orange. The statue is 84 in x 144 in x 110 in.

The sculpture is made up of a large flat disk on its side connected to a wide tube base. A smaller concave disk is set perpendicular to the larger disk and is connected to the base by a narrow, curved tube. A jagged tube protrudes from the tube that connects the smaller disk and extends to the other side of the base.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradley Family Foundation . 2012 . Axeltree (sculpture) . Inventory of American Sculpture . Smithsonian Institution . 12 December 2012.
  2. Web site: Axeltree . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505043330/https://www.lyndensculpturegarden.org/collection/axeltree . May 5, 2016 . 12 December 2012 . Lynden Sculpture Garden . Lynden Sculpture Garden.