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Tumbleweed

Huge Orange Sculpture
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This sculpture stands over 30 feet (9 meters) tall and is constructed of heavy gauge steel. It is in the center of Marcy Sculpture Garden with smaller sculptures on display around the edges of the garden.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:36:37 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9530
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One foot
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One of this sculpture's three feet was made up of a tube anchored in the ground. Its I-beam leg slipped over that tube and was welded in place. That I-beam leg continued downward and left in this shot.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:05 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9532
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Let Rested On Concrete Pad
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The I-beam leg that was held up by a tube in the previous shot, terminated by resting on a small concrete pad.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:14 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9533
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I-Beams And Steel
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Mark di Suvero worked for years in heavy construction. After an injury he began to work in art. Early works were welded from found materials. Later works, such as this one, were cut from thick steel and bolted to I-Beams.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:38 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9535
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Detail Of Cut Steel
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This sculpture was cut from 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick steel. Notice the rough edges.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:37:48 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9536
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Interplay of shadow
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The central core of this sculpture illustrated a gentle interplay of sun and shadow. Surprising for such a massive material.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:38:03 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9537
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Rough Edge
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Detail shot of one of the roughly cut edges of thick steel. This is the look of steel cut by a torch.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:38:07 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9538
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Missing Bolt
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When planning a large sculpture, one sometimes can make mistakes. Here a hole was cut that was not needed as part of the final assembly.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:38:15 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9539
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Another Overall View
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One view of the sculpture looking north towards it with the San Diego Museum Of Art's restaurant behind.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:39:22 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9543
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In Context
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Here the sculpture could be seen in context with the buildings surrounding it. The classic Spanish architecture behind formed a delicate background to its sharply angular foreground.


Tumbleweed 1987 external link   •  Artist: Mark di Suvero external link   •  San Diego Museum Of Art, Marcy Sculpture Garden   •  Balboa Park, San Diego, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 1 February 2011)   •  (Photo taken 11:45:45 Tuesday 12 October 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9571
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