Lately, I've been hyper-aware of the architectural, landscape, interior and graphic details of modern homesteading design, on account of the Colorado project I've been apart of. The project is taking a 25 year old apartment building, with little architectural interest, and bringing it up to date on a very, very tight budget. We are going for a *modern mountain* vibe, and this little vacation in the wine country has supplied lots of inspiration. Today, I'm focused on ART.
The always fun restaurant Barn Diva, and it's art gallery next door, Studio Barn Diva, are a feast for the homesteaders eyes. I've found myself drawn to a lot of metal artwork this week...the *Studio* was full of it!
Here is a wonderful piece of metal artwork that I first noticed two years ago while taking dinner at Barn Diva with friends. It's a life-sized sculpture of a farmer, formed out of one continuous piece of wire. His wife (not shown) stands on a parallel wall above a row of tables. What's most exciting about this piece is how it casts shadows on the underlying wall, based on how light is cast on it. Look at the image above. First notice the sculpture, then look at how different the shadow's image is. The sculpture is of a straight-faced farmer, the shadow is of a man forlorn. It's creator, Seth Minor, has many more smaller pieces in the gallery next door.
Another artist at the *Barn*, Ismael Sanchez, does similar work but with many cut pieces of wire. The impact of his life size figures and animals packs a powerful punch. I, of course, fell in love with his chicken.
Everyday, we pass this adorable group of goats playing poker and enjoying wine. One goat stands at the roadside taking a picture of the tourists driving by. At night time, it's illuminated for a completely different effect.
Meet three of my all-time favorite people: Mr. Noodle, Miss Frijoles and The 8 year old.
I love metal and wire work! That Seth Minor piece is genius. THank you for sharing these photos here! so inspiring!
Posted by: teri | 08/22/2011 at 08:24 AM