Harry Bertoia - Sound Sculptures - Rare - LP Sonambient

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Apr 30, 2010 Sold Date

Apr 23, 2010 Start Date

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Sonambient a 12" Lp Recording, LPS-10570, white label with black lettering indicates only SONAMBIENT across the label with BELLISIMA on one side and NOVA on the other, apparently a privately produced recording put out by Staempffli Gallery in New York, when they were featuring Bertoia's installation on SOUNDING SCULPTURES in the mid-to-late 1960's. Harry Bertoia, whose creations, in addition to refined tactile values, have equal appeal for the ear and the eye. This artist whose first claim to fame was the "Bertoia" chair in 1952, and who has since provided major decorative elements for public buildings all over the nation has been showing in a group of recent works on display at the Staempfli Gallery in New York, a number of extraordinary "Sounding Sculptures". These are somewhat difficult to describe and illustration does them but partial justice. They consist basically of serried ranks of tall slender metal rods placed either upright or at special slants in rectangular formations. These metallic fasces are not rigid but "give" when stoked - at the same time releasing lingering musical chords of a wierdly haunting quality, like some other worldly harps. The works of Harry Bertoia celebrate the bounty of the good earth shimmering sheafs of golden wheat stalked in endless rows on "the fruitful plain" : great crashing cataracts with crystal pure and steel hard volutes: or the swift-mystic rushing of myriad rayed comets against the sky's infinity.To suggest so much by means so simple, is the mark of a great lyrical poet. This is sculpture that throbs and chants, whether literally in the "sounding sculptures" or by suggestion. Its appeal to all who unite a love of forms to the love of musc should be both immediate and enduring. Taken from the back of the record jacket.

This record is in NEAR MINT condition. Only played a couple of times on high quality equipment. Cover in excellent condition. This is a VERY RARE item of interest to the modern collector.

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