{"product_id":"martin-puryear-lookout-9781941366646","title":"Martin Puryear: Lookout","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by global masonry techniques and Hudson Valley history, Martin Puryear's installation for Storm King Art Center opens its oculi onto the museum grounds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis catalog documents the construction and unveiling of American artist Martin Puryear's (born 1941) monumental site-specific installation, \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York. The 20-foot-tall sculpture is built of layers of red clay bricks laid using thin-shell masonry techniques. Rather than straight lines and vertical walls, however, the work curves inward and upward, opening to allow entry from one side while producing a swelling form on the opposite end. In \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, Puryear evokes brickmaking as a once-primary industry in the Hudson Valley and references the vernacular structures that dot the local landscape.\u003cbr\u003eInside the structure, Puryear uses the work's form and setting to encourage a heightened sense of presence. The brick surface is punctuated by a constellation of 90 circular openings created by tubes of fiberglass-reinforced concrete in varying sizes. These oculi act as apertures, creating pinhole vignettes of the surrounding trees and sky. The book is complemented by a broader retrospective of Puryear's work, including a selection of process models and drawings from over 40 years of his public sculptures and installations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gregory R. Miller \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50500946788626,"sku":"9781941366646","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10db7792-2d6d-410e-b54d-5766d24c57eb.jpg?v=1730758851","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/martin-puryear-lookout-9781941366646","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}