Big Red Lens
Big Red Lens
Artist
Fred Eversley
(born 1941)
Date1985
MediumCast polyester
Dimensions40 × 40 × 6 in. (101.6 × 101.6 × 15.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.66
Accession number
2010.66
On View
On viewLabel TextTo create Big Red Lens, Frederick Eversley poured polyester resin into a mold that rotated on a turntable, using inertia to create this shape. For Eversley, a parabola is the perfect concentration of energy: light, radio waves, and sound. The center of this shape is the acoustic and optical focal point, where sound is amplified and light is bent, creating the “fish eye” lens effect.
Para crear Gran lente roja, Frederick Eversley vertió resina de poliéster en un molde que rotaba sobre una base giratoria para aprovechar la inercia y crear esta pieza. Para Eversley, una parábola es la perfecta concentración de energía: luz, ondas de radio y sonido. La parte central de esta forma es el punto de fuga acústico y óptico, donde el sonido se amplifica y la luz se curva creando un efecto de “ojo de pez”.
