Pic Today 2/18/16

 

 

 

 

STONE ARCHES

IN THE SNOW

A small, enclosed outdoor courtyard

at the St. Louis Art Museum

became the site for a unique installation

by English artist, Andrew Goldsworthy.

Goldsworthy is no stranger to  

working outdoors with natural materials,

so several years ago he had the idea

of using Missouri limestone

from a local quarry.

In an impossibly cramped space,

he lowered 300-tons of roughly hewn stone,

constructing twenty-five 10-foot high arches

employing ancient Roman dry-stone engineering.

(That means no mortar!)

See 3rd photo down of artist installing arch segments.

The arches look particularly beautiful

from our recent snowfall.

(Artist installation photo, courtesy St. Louis Art Museum.)