Vocab of the day : Manipulate

Dennis Oppenheim’s installation. Photo Credits : http://www.alchemy-of-art.com/

Manipulate
muh-nip-yuh-leyt
verb

to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner

Dennis Oppenheim : Garden of Evidence

 

Six elements, water jet cut aluminum sheet, composite, prefinished diamond plate aluminum sheets, acrylic, translucent fiberglass, fiberglass grating, galvanized bar grating, galvanized steel, perforated metal, pigmented aqua resin cast benches., landscape design and materials.

The components were inspired the police station in Scottsdale, Arizona, which contains a forensics lab. Within the components- puzzle-like cacti forms- the attachment of each appendage mimics the mystery of policework and the fitting together of clues. The totems, vertical arrangements of biomorphic shapes, embody the vertical characeteristics of artwork of the 1950’s. 

 

Resource : http://www.dennis-oppenheim.com/