![]() | You're probably thinking this is a mast of medium-wave radio transmitter antenna. One of those that sooner or later will have to be disassembled, because people stopped listening to that radio frequencies. You can't be further from the truth. This is a real Art with the capital "A". This 30m high tower by the modern sculptor Kenneth Snelson is called "Needle Tower II", created in 1969, so the second part of the XX-century, located in the premises of the Kroeller_Mueller Museum in the Dutch city of Otterlo. This American artist has been inspired by three-dimensional geometry and its structural associations. His sculptures are held together by networks of tensed steel wires, they climb into the air at improbable angles, with an apparent disregard for gravity. It is amazing that the artist has also received several patents, e.g. for models of atoms. |
![]() | And last not least here is an self-portrait of your "gallery guy". Linden wood varnished, with anodized aluminum wire. Signed Petrus 2000. Private collection. |
Let's make antennas interesting - results of the summer 2006 DIPOL competition
If you have reached this far and you still feel you can go for more, we suggest you visit our page where we present DIPOL Catalog covers from the previous years. If you are encouraged by the beauty of antennas to look at Art created by famous artists, I recommend these links:
Degli Uffizi Gallery | Luwr | National Gallery | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | The Museum of Modern Art |