Geometric Mouse X - Claes Oldenburg

"Geometric Mouse X” by artist Claes Oldenburg is an abstract, geometric representation of a mouse that is composed of ¾ inch thick Cor-Ten steel that is welded and bolted together. After restoration, the sculpture was painted with bright OSHA red. It is located in front of one side of the Houston Public Library in downtown. Geometric Mouse X was part of a series of five geometric mice in different sizes and colors. The Houston Geometric Mouse (scale X) is unique because it is the largest of the group with a fixed unitary form. Only the two teardrop chains, attached to the eyelid-windows, are moveable. Fabricated at Lippincott, the planer shapes, simple rectangular openings and even-textures surfaces recall the minimalist aesthetic of the 1960's. The piece was installed in 1975. Claes Oldenburg, born in Stockholm in 1929. Oldenburg, a trained artist, was actively involved in the Pop Art Movement in the 1960's.

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