Isamu Noguchi

''Everything is sculpture. Any material any idea without 

hindrance born into space, I consider sculpture.''

Ismamu Noguchi

Ismamu Noguchi was a Japanese American craftsman, sculpture, and landscape architect, had a world wide reputation mainly for this public abstract art work, his richness in culture experience and heritage from Japan, US and his time spent aboard in European countries such as Paris., and having worked with many artist's and sculptors such as Constantin Brancusi, Alexander Calder, and Alberto Giacometti gained him inspiration to become an master mind. His career stretched over six decades from developments and changes of Modernism to Post Modernism.

Ismamu Noguchi as an great profile of works worldwide that has gained him the international reputation , but his reputation tends to be more on his artistic side as an sculptor rather then a designer.  His sculptural style of representing public art work had a whole different design language. He believed in that his job has an sculptor's was to shape the space, giving the space a meaning and value. 

Noguchi had a passion and valued space and landscape that gave him the understanding of the space to bring art into the space to compliment the landscape. His work changed in scale from small pieces of sculptures to large open public spaces and parks. Noguchi had the ability to engage with the with the space, throughout his career path for six decades , his drive to experiment, with his dedication and passion to design and create art, pushed many boundaries and limits. 

As an Landscape Architect Noguchi created and design number of parks, playgrounds, gardens private and for Universities. His work within landscape didn't stop him to be expressive and bold about his designs. His designs within landscape also screamed out his name. He had his signature from beginning to end.

Within my research I came across Noguchi and I am glad I did, reading about his life, his work and success has inspired me. He was a man that didn't really care what people said about him, his work was excepted after when people saw his passion for what he creates and designs. His gardens does remind me of Martha Schwartz style of designing, then again Martha Schwartz followed and admired Noguchi's work as well. 

For further information and to view all his work visit http://www.noguchi.org/ The Noguchi Museum.

Red Cube by Isamau Noguchi

Moerenuma Park 

189 Hectare Park all designed and created by Isamu Noguchi. Well if you ask for my opinion it also looks like a Masterplan., an amazing Masterplan which has been designed and created with such passion and imagination.

''The Whole Park is a Sculpture''

 

Forest of Cherry Trees

Moere Beach

Play Mountain 

Tetra Mound

Music Shell

Aqua Plaza

Sea Fountain

Glass Pyramid ''HIDAMARI''

Mt. Moere

For more information on the park and detailed information on all the spaces designed by Isamu Nogcuhi can be found on this link  http://www.sapporo-park.or.jp/moere/english.php 

Images have been taken from the actual website.