Frank Owen Gehry is another great artist I discovered while looking through an exhibition catalog. This American artist is probably better known for being an architect. Gehry was extremely creative and used his talents to develop innovative designs.
American architect, Frank Gehry worked with the Formica Corporation in using a new product similar to an earlier Formica called ColorCore. As Gehry experimented with this material he developed something that looked like fish scales. Later he created lamps in the shape of a fish using this material. From this discovery he designed Fish Lamp, 1983.
His most important commission was for the fish sculpture created for the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. This sculpture developed from Gehry's work with the Fish Lamp. You can also find an installation by Frank Owen Gehry at the Walker Art Center
Architect, designer, artist, all are words that describe Frank Owen Gehry. What makes Gehry stand out from many other architects is his design work and artistic innovations using man-made materials.
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