The Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas in Austin has a large outdoor installation of stringy rubber tubes that kids can tie into knots, or grab in bunches to climb or swing, or just run through! I love to see unconventional play materials.
photos via about Austin. I couldn't find the name of the designer or the date of the install (if you know, get in touch!) but it reminds me of this previously blogged 'Circle of Squares' installation made out of yellow pipes.
UPDATE: Thanks to reader maggie for letting me know that this is a piece by Jesus Rafael Soto, known for his penetrables: interactive sculptures of thin, dangling tubes designed to be moved through, in which the form of the sculpture is inseparable from the experience of the viewer.
Hello, I think it's a Jesus Rafael Soto piece. A "penetrable."
ReplyDeleteWow, it's so nice to see an art installation with a sense of humor, and that is meant to be played with. Too many artists are stuffy and don't want you to touch their work! :)
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let me say I love your blog for the resourceful and contemporary take on play areas while underlining the "play" part.
Hi,I,m a Landscape designer and I love your Blogs,how can I send you info about a lovely playscape in Barcelona?
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yes!! i had the chance to play in one of these at moca in la and some kids were really running wild in the blue spaghetti jungle! jesus rafael soto's work is amazing, as is your blog!! thanks for sharing :)
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