One of my favorite bauhaus artists is Herbert Bayer. I recently found out he was a Santa Barbara resident for the last 10 years of his life and has a piece at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. He also has a huge sculptural installation, the Chromatic Gate, in East Beach in Santa Barbara. After driving by this piece for years, we decided we must stop by and check it out up close.
It stands 21 feet tall in the "Arco Circle" right by the Fess Parker Double Tree on Cabrillo Boulevard. I love the colors and size of it.
I love the angles, order, how the shadows change the look, and how each inch is art.
The colors of the sides that face the sun are quite faded compared to the sides without sun.
This section has brighter, more vivid colors.
I love public art. You can walk right up to the Chromatic Gate, touch each color and section, walk through the middle, and just take in the scene. It is like you are part of it, even for a few minutes.>
My summer project is to find and experience the other art installations around Santa Barbara :)
5 comments:
I love it! Love all the colors and how interesting that the sun has faded some of the colors on one side.
Hope you had a great weekend sweetie!
That's beautiful, and it makes me think that I should do a post about a local artist pieces here. I'll go collect photos this coming weekend.
Thanks for sharing.
Santa Barbara is so gorgeous. I almost wouldn't mind living there. I didn't realize how close it is to us until we drove through it on our way up the Cayucos wedding 2 weeks ago.
What a great perspective you provide on this piece and I love all the different angles and shots you shared. So great!
Next time I'm in the area, I should check it out.
mister and i checked it out a few years ago, too. it's such a nice pop of color. i love driving by it and seeing it off the road.
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