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Frank Gehry

Frank Owen Gehry (Born 1929) is active/lives in California / Canada.  Frank Gehry is known for Abstract fish sculpture, architecture.

Primarily known as an architect, Frank Gehry also did a few pieces of sculpture. His architectural commissions included work in California at Venice Beach, Santa Monica, The Disney Concert Hall, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

In his sculpture, he blurs the lines between that medium and sculpture, and one of his repeated themes is the fish, which first appeared in his work in 1981. He also used this subject in formica lamp designs and bathroom interiors as well as in the swimming pool of his own home. On commissioned projects, Gehry's fish appear in a monumental sculptures including a collaboration with Richard Serra for the Architectural League of New York and exhibits at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and the Villa Olimpica in Barcelona.

To him, the fish has special significance because it reminds him of his childhood when his grandmother stored carp in the bathtub as part of the preparation for gefilte fish, a traditional Swedish food of dried   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3035 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Frank Gehry

Primarily known as an architect, Frank Gehry also did a few pieces of sculpture. His architectural commissions included work in California at Venice Beach, Santa Monica, The Disney Concert Hall, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

In his sculpture, he blurs the lines between that medium and sculpture, and one of his repeated themes is the fish, which first appeared in his work in 1981. He also used this subject in formica lamp designs and bathroom interiors as well as in the swimming pool of his own home. On commissioned projects, Gehry's fish appear in a monumental sculptures including a collaboration with Richard Serra for the Architectural League of New York and exhibits at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and t  ...  Displaying 750 of 3035 characters.

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