American artist and filmmaker Philip Haas’ monumental sculpture installation, The Four Seasons , will debut this fall at the Desert Botanical Garden. Haas was inspired by 16th century Italian Renaissance artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo , who painted imaginative portraits composed of fruits, vegetables, flowers and related objects. Each of Haas’ works (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter) is more than 15 feet high and will be on display in the Stardust Foundation Plaza. In addition to his art, Haas is known for six feature films, including Angels & Insects , nominated for both an Academy Award and the Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or. Butchers, Dragons, Gods & Skeletons , his show of film installations at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, was listed by Time magazine as one of the 10 best museum exhibitions of 2009. He has made 10 documentaries with visual artists and has taught at Princeton University.
Haas' sculptures have been seen at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, the Gardens of Versailles in France, and the Dulwich Picture Gallery in the United Kingdom.
The exhibit will include 4 sculptures :
Winter (After Arcimboldo), 2010, fiberglass, 457 (h) x 300 (w) x 406 (d) cm
Spring (After Arcimboldo), 2011, fiberglass, 457 (h) x 300 (w) x 406 (d) cm
Summer (After Arcimboldo), 2011, fiberglass, 457 (h) x 300 (w) x 406 (d) cm
Autumn (After Arcimboldo), 2011, fiberglass, 457 (h) x 300 (w) x 406 (d) cm
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