Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
The sculpture is made of stainless steel and aluminum painted with polyurethane enamel and is a height of 29 ft. 6 in. x 51 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 6 in.
It was gift by Frederick R. Weisman in honor of his parents, William and Mary Weisman. It was installed May 9, 1988 and inaugurated May 11, 1988, in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden that is located in front of the Walker Art Center.
A circular pool divided it around four large plazas.
Artists Statement
In their design they used all the approaches that came naturally to make their work come alive. Materials that were similar were used, differences in scale, transformations, or they used a wide range of materials. They wanted it to speak to the public but on their own terms.
They usually got their ideas for what they made while in their studio where they were surrounded by objects, models, notes, and drawings from the recent past and present, stimulated, whenever possible, by recollected observations of a site. They put these together in a way work that with their words and sketches, testing the models could can serve as the starting point to make it into the larger scale.
Through their sculptures, they wanted to communicate with the people a unique artistic images in on their way.
MY OPINION
In the Wintertine
It looks good enough to eat
On the tip of the spoon
I like cherries
It looks real
Oh so real
Coosje van Bruggen
(June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) Born to a physician in Groningen, she studied history of art at the University of Gronington, moved to New York, in 1993 she became a United States citizen. was a sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.
Claes Oldenburg
(born January 28, 1929) is an American Sculptor, best known for his publicn art, typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Many of his works were made in collaboration with his wife, Coosje van Bruggen who died in 2009 after 32 years of marriage. Oldenburg lives and works in New York.