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| The NCMA sits on 164 well cared for acres beautiful are and landscaping. |
The collage below shows a bit of the quite unique and unusual outside.
Description of the building from the NCAM website
A unique glass-walled architectural structure with striking roof lines, a dramatic exterior, and state-of-the-art environmental elements, West Building has arisen adjacent to the original building on the Museum site. With the exterior 50 percent glass, the 127,000-square-foot gallery space allows for filtered natural light and viewing of the collection in a whole new way. Landscaped sculpture gardens and reflecting pools complement the existing Museum Park and strengthen the connection of art and nature.
Yes that is a steel tree in front. Roxy Paine, the artist named it
Askew
Askew is part of a series of works by Roxy Paine that he describes as “dendroids”—arboreal or treelike forms with elaborate branching structures. Paine’s sculptures are hybrids in more than one sense of the word—inspired by “real” trees but never truthful depictions of actual species. His manmade versions of natural elements blur the boundaries between nature and culture, the natural and the artificial, machine-made and handmade. Paine has described his work as a “collision of the industrial world with the natural world” and an exploration of the human desire to order and control nature. The stainless steel surfaces of the work change dramatically with the light—mirroring, absorbing, and reflecting the tree’s environment, and turning the colors of the natural world into a brilliant metallic light show.
The silver tree and this next sculpture were two of the first pieces of
out door art. Needless to say they both were conversation pieces.
We saw these before the building was completed.
This gorgeous painting is on the side of the entrance of the newer section of the NCMA
which is brick. After the architect who designed the original building passed,
the new buildings were constructed of brick.
We've been inside many times for different exhibits and to have lunch at the cafe.
But not this time all buildings are closed, but we did so enjoy all of the art outside
There will be many more photos to come from our first visit and from
at least 2 more that will be required to see everything.
Some photos might be incorporated into other posts, I will mention they are part of the NCMA
trail.
