Ruth Asawa1952
I've been thinking about Northern California a lot lately....So when I saw this Ruth Asawa bookhiding on a low shelf I wonderedwhy the fuck I hadn't postedanything on her yet.Ok, maybe there have been a few mentions here and there,but she is one of my all time favoritesand definitely an inspiration when it comes to obsessiveness and the ability for tediousmind-expanding repetition...traits greatly admire.So, get into these shots, and expect more fromme on Ruth soon....Ruth Asawa in her studio.San Francisco1959 Ruth AsawaLife magazine feature1954 Ruth Asawa's living room1970'sBuckminster Fuller with an Asawa sculpturein his Dymaxion House.1964Ruth Asawa's wedding ring designed byBuckminster Fullerand made by Mary Jo Slick Godfrey.1949Ruth Asawa working on a bed.Photographs by her friendImogen Cunningham1957(Imogen took most of the photos in this post.)Ruth Asawa and Imogen Cunningham1975Ruth Asawa made this wearable gold crown for Imogen Cunningham.Late 1950sRuth and her children at home.1957Ruth Asawa1957Ruth Asawa1952Ruth Asawa"Untitled" (S.210)1958Ruth Asawa"Untitled" (S.089)1950sRuth Asawa"Untitled" (S.250)1950s Ruth AsawaGroup of "Untitled"'s1950-60sRuth and her husband Albert in their living room.1970s(You think those lucite sculptures may be by Bucky?)Ruth AsawaThe living room ceiling at the Asawa-Lanier home.1990sRuth Asawa"Untitled" (S.272)1950sRuth Asawa"Untitled" (S.250)1950s(detail) Ruth Asawa at work.1956
All content from the AMAZING book"The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa"But it!(It's about 30 bucks on Amazon, such a deal!)