Crescendo
2012
Italian Bardiglio Marble
108 x 136 x 44 inches
Mason Creek Corporation
Houston, TX
Crescendo is a monumental sculpture carved from a massive 48-ton block of finely veined Italian Bardiglio marble, making it one of the largest artworks ever positioned on water. Its dramatic curves and vessel-like crescent create a striking visual presence that captivates the viewer. The stone seems to engage in a perpetual dance with the reflecting pool below, enhancing its allure and impact. Richard likens the sweeping form of the sculpture to an inverted cavern, viewing Crescendo as a powerful aesthetic embodiment of water’s magnificent geological force.
The monumental Crescendo is an exhilarating work as one of the largest sculptures sited on water. The effect of stone poised in a dance-like position on a moving reflecting pool has an almost magical quality, essentially reversing our intuitive understanding and perception of these two fundamental elements of our natural world. The forces of water and erosion in shaping the planet are aestheticised in the sculpture’s curving, arching form like an inverted cavern.
Crescent shaped, both concave and convex as though carved by wind and water, these opposing movements push outward and pull inward as gravity moves water over a fall.