Photography by Edward C. Robison III
Tempest
You are invited to walk into this 33-foot wide winding sculpture. A tempest is a violent storm, and this sculpture resembles swirling wind and waves of a hurricane. The Tempest is also the name of a play written by William Shakespeare, where the illusion of a storm causes a ship to appear wrecked. The blue fiberglass is shaped to resemble the jagged contour of turbulent waters. When viewed during the day, the cool blue resembles swelling waves. At night, the enclosed LED lights emit a soft turquoise glow.
ArtistBrian Tolle(b. 1964)
Date2010
MediumPowder-coated aluminum, fiberglass, and LED lights
Dimensions5 x 33 x 29 (1.52 x 10.06 x 8.84)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Ruth and William S. Ehrlich, 2017.15
ClassificationSculpture
ProvenanceCommissioned by the City of Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL, 2010; returned to the Artist, 2015; purchased by William S. and Ruth Ehrlich, New York, NY, 2016; given to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2017
On ViewYes