Shingu: Message from Nature

by Susumu Shingu, Renzo Piano, Pierre Restany

Although originally trained as a painter, Shingu became interested in sculpture when he saw one of his shaped canvases turning softly in the wind. The work that followed relied on natural forces to make it move or make sound, and he began using more sophisticated materials for outdoor works. By the time of Expo '70 in Osaka, Shingu had been commissioned to create a piece for the plaza. It contained many of the elements he would use later: parts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789203804
• ISBN13: 9780789203809
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 5.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 11.4" x 12.3"