Norman Grochowski: Public Sculptures and Select Fine Art Paintings.
Topanga Library: Monumental Sculpture. Steel and Tile. The Spirit Is Like The Wind
Book Flowers. The Library Was The Flowering of Ancient Mankind’s Gift of Writing and a Legacy to All.
Celebrating the advent of libraries as a turning point in the history of written language. The tile surface of the books hearkens back to cuneiform—the earliest form of writing, where marks were pressed into soft clay. Once baked, these tiles became permanent records stored in the world’s first ancient libraries. Dragonflies seemed a fitting symbol since their eyes can see in front, behind, above and below at the same time, giving them a 360 degree view. Libraries give us a similar view of our world and the Universe we live in.
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Dawn of the New Millennium
Van Gogh In Steel
This 14 ft X 8 ft. Steel Gate appeared at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam Holland. Presented in a large blow up photo format in the reception entry area to greet visitors to the 2019 show called “ Van Gogh and the Sunflowers” This addition to the show was to give viewers an idea as to how Vincent’s Art work had influenced artists who came after him.
I designed this gate as a proposal to Sam Elliott and his wife Katherine Ross who both loved it and commissioned me to make it. It was a great honor when years later the Van Gogh museum saw a picture of it online and invited me to let them create and display a large photo of it at the museum. The Gallery below shows detail shots of the elements and a picture of the left side of the gate in my outdoor studio in Topanga California as I was creating it.
