Geometry Park

Date1989

Maker Jeffry Mitchell American, born 1958

Label TextPaper balls stretch the definition of a bead, just as this artist is known to stretch the use of glasseine as a sculptural medium. Jeffry Mitchell cites Japanese paper balloons as the source for this form. He intended them as a "mock proposal for a city park, one that would occupy a city block with black and white concentric circular patterned pavement instead of grass, and fabricated black and white spheres in place of trees."

Object number2001.1065

Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Bead Quiz", July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2009, (7/1/2008 - 7/1/2009)

Credit LineGift of Bev McDevitt

Dimensions22 x 48 x 48 in. (55.9 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm)

MediumGlassine