Kinetic Sculpture 1971

This Kinetic Sculpture was made by George Rickey, using stainless steel. It's funny, isn't it, how something so simple, just metal reflecting light, can be so captivating? The sculpture seems to be trying to find its balance, like it's feeling the air around it. The surface of the steel is smooth, but it reflects so much light that it almost looks textured, like water. And each little reflection is a tiny dance, a little shift. It reminds me a bit of Alexander Calder's mobiles, but with a harder, more industrial edge. Where Calder's work feels playful, this feels more... meditative? Like it's trying to teach us something about stillness and movement, about how even the most solid things are always changing. It really emphasizes that art is an ongoing conversation.