The Mystery Photo today comes with one fact: this church is not located in New Orleans. So, try to find out in what city it’s located, and tell the name of this church. Send to ebrack2@mail.com, and tell us your hometown.
Recently Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C., was first in with his answer: “House, a sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), an American comic book style pop artist. Perhaps less known are the sculptures he created. His two dimensional house sculpture visually changed as you circled it.” The photograph was taken by George Graf of Palmyra, Va.
Also recognizing the art work were Matt Willis, Lawrenceville; Susan Shenefield, Flowery Branch; Holly Moore, Suwanee; Tonya Aumack, Lilburn; Tom Upchurch, Suwanee; Virginia Klaer, Duluth; Pat Bruschini, Peachtree Corners; and Allan Peel, San Antonio, Texas: “Today’s mystery photo is called House III, the third in a series of three sculptural art pieces designed by American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. It is located on the grounds of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, and while the structure may look proportional in all three dimensions from some angles, it is really just an optical illusion. Walk around it, and it will transform into a two-dimensional object.
“Roy Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) is best known for his 2D cartoon-style paintings of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s. The House Series are painted on either aluminum or fiberglass sheets using bold lines and primary colors.
“House III was originally designed in 1997, shortly before Lichtenstein’s death. However, it was never actually fabricated during his lifetime, as the full-scale version was constructed posthumously in 2002 by Amaral Custom Fabrications. This aluminum-fabricated piece was first exhibited on the rooftop of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2003, alongside other works by Lichtenstein. It was relocated in 2005 and installed on the grounds of the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, where it remains in public view today.”
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