Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden
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Preferred Title:
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Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden
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Image View:
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Undulating circular snake wall, detail of mosaic work
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Creator:
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Niki de Saint-Phalle (French artist, 1930-2002)
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Location:
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site: Escondido, California, United States
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Location Note:
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Iris Sankey Arboretum in Kit Carson Park
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GPS:
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+33.080181-117.062849
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Date:
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opened 2003 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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American
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Style Period:
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Twenty-first century
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture garden
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Work Type 2:
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fountain
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Classification:
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sculpture
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Material:
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pebble mosaic; glass tile; ceramic tile; ceramic plaques; concrete; fiberglass; polystyrene; steel armature
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Technique:
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construction (assembling); fabrication attributes: ceramics; gardening; mosaic (process)
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Measurements:
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13 ft (height, eagle sculpture); 120 ft (diameter, total circle)
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Subjects:
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allegory; animal; architecture; botanical; human figure; literary or legendary; Native North Americans; Spain--Colonies--America; snakes; eagles; totems; Tarot
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Description:
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The only American sculpture garden and last major international project created by Niki de Saint-Phalle. Inspired by California's mythic, historic and cultural roots, the garden consists of nine large-scale sculptures, a circular "snake" wall and maze entryway, sculpturally integrated bench seating and native shrubs and trees planted within the interior plaza and along the outer perimeter. (Source: Queen Califia's Magical Circle Garden; http://www.queencalifia.org/)
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Image Description:
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The interior walls are faced with Mexican pebbles and tens of thousands of hand-cut glass, ceramic and stone mosaic tiles.
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Five
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Identifier:
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6A1-SPN-QC-C10
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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