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The Gates By Christo And Jeanne-Claude Analysis

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The Gates by Christo and Jeanne-Claude The Gates were realized in Central Park, NYC 30 years after artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude came up with the idea. The gates consisted of three sided that rested on metal legs. The fabric panels appeared on the top. The gates color matched the fabric. There were: 7503 16 feet gates, 23 long walkways. The display was only for few weeks in February of 2005. This type of art supports the idea of public art of the built environment.
Wrapped/Surrounded/Suspended
Starting in 60s, Christo and Jeanne-Claude were implementing the colors into the landscape. A good example of such implementation would be Surrounded Islands of 1980-1983 in Biscayne Bay, FL. The same saffron color was used in both and Gates …show more content…

These surroundings in 1850s as an expression of Victorian pastoral ideal. Many felt difficult upon encountering this intrusion of environment. Joanne Landy said that colors and shapes show no relationship and that flags simply draw attention. To contrast the Gates, let’s move 52 miles north of NYC. The Storm King Art Center does a good job on relating sculptures to colors. Sculptures are installed within the meadows and hills here as opposed to Gates tying. One reason of tying is the avoidance of damage to the trees by not drilling the holes. Gates is located on pre-existing paths as oppose to Biscayne Bay and Rifle Thus that has a division between landscape forms.
Pathways
A path that is made inside the environment is indeed an intervention. The good example would be Line Made by Walking of 1967 by Richard Long. Another example is One Mile Long Drawing of 1969 by Walter De Maria. The Gates reemphasize pre-existing urban routes of famous Central Park. Critiques state that the park itself is not natural environment. They also say that installation negatively affects the natural experience of the park. The shape is sometimes oval with no defined entry/exit points. We cannot enjoy this art while

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