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"Usonian House, Pope-Leighey Home, Alexandria, Virginia."
"Usonian House, Alexandria, Virginia."
Steel. 2000.
19" x 30" x 30"
Subject
This sculpture is one of a series of five
sculptures, representing the different styles ( periods or ages
) of Frank Lloyd Wright, based on:
- Frank
Lloyd Home and Studio, Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois.
- Unity
Temple, Oak Park, Chicago, Illinois.
- Fallingwater
( Kaufmann House ), Mill Run, Pennsylvania.
- Prairie
House, Illinois.
- Usonian
House, Pope-Leighey Home, Alexandria, Virginia.
Object
The Usonian houses possess a common geometry of two intersecting rectangular
boxes. Frank Lloyd Wright varied the houses of the Usonian style by changing
the angle at which these basic forms intersect. Therefore the forms in the
sculpture are pivoted to emphasize this fact. The screw head is placed on
top as a play on the concept.
The sculpture of the house may resemble kid's blocks. This is intentional.
Frank Lloyd Wright was influenced by the work of Fredrich Froebel ( the
inventor of Kindergarten ), and John Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright's son, was
the inventor of Lincoln Logs.
As in any series, there is a change that occurs during the making of the
series. The first sculpture, Kaufmann House, relates strongly to the subject.
The second sculpture is derived from its subject, the Prairie house, and
the first sculpture. The Usonian sculpture is very strongly related to the
forms and the concepts developed in the two prior sculptures, especially
the building block format. Hence, the reference for the Usonian sculpture
is mainly the previous sculptures as opposed to the subject.
References
The following are EXTERNAL links about Frank Lloyd Wright:
The following contain information about the Kaufmann House:
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