Larger than life...
"Butterflies" in aluminum, a 50-foot-wide sculpture of a woman’s head surrounded by butterflies. |
"Guiomar" in bronze and cor-ten steel depicting foliage that Mr. Valdés modeled after fern specimens he saw in photographs of the garden. |
For “Ivy" in aluminum, the headdress is made of swirling rods that evoke open fans and palm fronds. |
Mr. Valdés was inspired by the garden’s horticulture, particularly the bombax trees because of their semi-transparency. It reminded him of the latticework of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. |
"Alhambra" in bronze, cor-ten steel and stainless steel |
"Arcadia" in aluminum |
"Fiore" in bronze |
"Galatea" in aluminum |
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