Spirals and wrapping

I have been doing "wrapped" work since college. I had a series once comprised of small pods made from globs of spray foam insulation then wrapped with wire and assembled on canvases. The doodles I absentmindedly make while on the phone are usually spirals. I guess even my subconscious runs in circles.

Artists like Robert Smithson, Richard Long and Christo (and the late Jean-Claude) are other, admittedly more famous, spiraling and wrapping artists. Earthworks, performance art, basically any kind of conceptual art is where my heart is. We took the kids to Nice, France in the winter of 2009 and in the Musee d'Art Moderne we were able to see one of Christo's "wrapped" works and a Richard Long installation. A real Richard Long! This is Miranda with the Long piece and the Christo.



I am usually a terrible planner, but I'm getting a head start and we're taking the family out west to Colorado in the Summer of 2013 to see Christo's upcoming installation, "Over the River". Like most of his work, it is temporary and will only be up for two weeks. It spans 40 miles of the Arkansas River and will be able to be viewed from above or below, while kayaking. Wow.
http://www.overtheriverinfo.com/page_1



While we're out there, we'll swing by Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty in the Great Salt Lake. The Jetty is walkable this spring, but has been known to submerge for many years at a time. Cross your fingers.

Spiral Jetty, as seen from Rozel Point