Autorius
Gimė Serino, इटalija
ankstyvasis gyvenimas ir karjera
sabato rodia, žinomas도 kaip simon rodia, buvo italių imigrantas, gyvenęs Jungtinėse Valstijose. 1879 m. Serino mieste, Italijoje, gimęs menininkas su suaugęs žmogaus dalimi praleido Los Andželyje, kur sukūrė watts towers – septyniolika vienas su kitu susijusių skulptūrinės bokštų, architektūrinės struktūros bei individualių mozaikos elementų kolekciją.
watts towers: outsider art meistro kūrinys
watts towers yra išskirtinis „outsider art“ (arba „art brut“) ir itališko amerikiečių naiviojo meno pavyzdys. Vien tenu vien Rodios rankų projektuoti ir statyti per trisdešimt trejus metus, nuo 1921 m. iki 1954 m., aukščiausiasis bokštas siekia net 99,5 pėdžių (30,3 m) aukščio. Ši vieta šiandien yra simon rodia state historic park dalis – Los Andželo istorijos ir kultūros paminklas bei viena iš devynių liaudies meno vietų, įtrauktų į nacionalinį istorinių vietų registrą Los Andželyje.
dizainas ir konstrukcija
Rodios konstrukcijos yra suformuotos iš plieninės armatūros, apvystytos tinklu ir papuoštos rastais daiktais: pudeliu, keraminėmis plytelėmis, jūros muskelėmis, figūromis, veid镜iais ir kitais elementais. Pagrindinėse atramose įlietų porcelano, plytelių bei stiklo gabalėlius. [https://AllPaintingsStore.com/@@/d4csx7-sabato-rodia-watts-towers](tapelio kūrinys: 'sabato rodia' | sabato rodia:watts towers (viešoji menas viešose vietose (Kalifornija, Jungtinės Valstijos), skulptūra,))
paliktis ir apsauga
1990 m. watts towers buvo paskelbti nacionaliniu istoriniu paminku ir Kalifornijos istoriniu paminku. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/watts_towers](wikipedia: watts towers) pateikia daugiau informacijos apie šios vietos istoriją ir pastangus ją išsaugoti.
pagrindiniai faktai:
gimė 1879 m. Serino mieste, Italijoje
su suaugęs žmogaus dalį praleido Los Andželyje
watts towers statė per 33 metus (1ng 1921–1954)
1990 m. paskelbti nacionaliniu istoriniu ir Kalifornijos istoriniu paminku
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Muziejus
Parodoma California, United States of America
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