Serra's Sequence

My second discovery from my recent Stanford trip (see more here...) is Richard Serra's spectacular Sequence. I am quite the fan of this San Francisco local artist. To be exact a new fan; I have discovered his work only recently. Yet somehow Serra is becoming the artist I am self-learning how to enjoy contemporary work.

Take the Sequence as an example. Sequence is an imposing steel structure measuring close to 70 feel long and 13 feed height. Imagine, it weights more then 200 tons! It is composed of two connecting enormous figure-eights. As we only had few minutes to spare, I literally ran through the object. My immediate reaction was a tiny doze of claustrophobia, but I promptly calmed down as the tilted walls and enclosed halls brought images of Utah's canyons into my mind.

And so I believe this was Serra's intention: one has to interact with the sculpture (you literally can walked into the heart of it). And by bringing personal emotions and life experiences, the Sequences can augment your art understanding.

Look how imposing the Sequence is!

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Can you also see the resemblance?

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