George Sherwood: Wind, Waves, and Light

Spinning, shimmering, responding to the slightest current of air and glimmer of light, George Sherwood's kinetic sculptures invite us to observe, experience, contemplate--in short, to engage more fully in the natural world around us. His works explore aesthetic systems of space, time, and the dynamic relationships of objects in motion. The choreography of each piece is governed by a set of basic movements, facilitated by an arrangement of aerodynamic surfaces connected by rotational points. The Artist Book Foundation is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of George Sherwood: Wind, Waves, and Light, the first monograph on this award-winning artist's luminous, subtly transformative works.

Featuring 100 sculptures from Sherwood's early whimsical explorations to his monumental commissions that have graced private and public gardens, city sites, and exhibition spaces around the world, readers will witness how changing winds, shades of light, times of day, precipitation, and the seasons' changing colors alter the sculptures, animate their surroundings, and ignite the imagination. Sherwood's sculptures are often made of stainless steel, a reflective material that serves to integrate the works into the unique and often transient light of their environments.

Sherwood works can be found in the permanent collections of The Currier Museum; The Dana Farber Cancer Institute 20th and 21st century Contemporary Art Collection in Boston, Massachusetts; the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine, the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta, Georgia; and the Contemporary Sculpture Path at the Forest Hills Educational Trust in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.