Shaikha Al Mazrou b. 1988
Scales, 2017
Chamotte clay, Copper, Plaster, Bronze, Resin, Cedar Wood, Beeswax, Concrete, Silicon and Marble
300 x 100 x 100 cm
118 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
118 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
Courtesy of Lawrie Shabibi, Copyright The Artist
Al Mazrou has created a large-scale public sculpture entitled Scales, 2017. Comprised of stacked layers of ten materials that have traditionally been used throughout art history to make sculpture -...
Al Mazrou has created a large-scale public sculpture entitled Scales, 2017. Comprised of stacked layers of ten materials that have traditionally been used throughout art history to make sculpture - the sculpture as history of sculpture practice.
The artist has composed the work within the strict confines of the Fibonacci sequence – the weight of each layer corresponding to the ascending numbers of the pattern. Describing harmony, the sequence governs the intricacies of nature, is the essence of musical scales, and grants a fundamental elegance and balance to architectural design.
The commission was first presented at Abu Dhabi Art.
The artist has composed the work within the strict confines of the Fibonacci sequence – the weight of each layer corresponding to the ascending numbers of the pattern. Describing harmony, the sequence governs the intricacies of nature, is the essence of musical scales, and grants a fundamental elegance and balance to architectural design.
The commission was first presented at Abu Dhabi Art.
Exhibitions
Abu Dhabi Art 2017, commissioned artwork)Lawrie Shabibi, Materialize, 2019