I am not a great fan of Isamu Noguchi per se. That said, one (and only one) of his sculptures has truly captivated my visual senses. It's the 'News' and it currently adorns the entrance to the Rockefeller Plaza. From their website:
"Soaring above the entrance to 50 Rockefeller Plaza, this dynamic plaque symbolizes the business of the building’s former tenant, the Associated Press. One of the major Art Deco works in the Center, it depicts five journalists focused on getting a scoop. AP’s worldwide network is symbolized by diagonal radiating lines extending across the plaque. Intense angles and smooth planes create the fast-paced rhythm and energy of a newsroom. News is the first heroic-sized sculpture ever cast in stainless steel and the only time Noguchi employed stainless steel as an artistic medium."
Below is my humble attempt at reproducing the masterpiece in two dimensions using charcoal pastels and kneaded eraser. What captivated me the most was the balance of mass and the play of light and shadows across the sculpture. Its a 18" x 24" sketch and proudly adorns a specially created wall at my home.
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