Ruth Asawa
1952
I've been thinking about
Northern California a lot lately....
So when I saw this Ruth Asawa book
hiding on a low shelf I wondered
why the fuck I hadn't posted
anything on her yet.
Ok,
maybe there have been a few mentions
here and
there,
but she is one of my all time favorites
and definitely an inspiration when it
comes to obsessiveness and the ability for tedious
mind-expanding repetition...
traits greatly admire.
So,
get into these shots, and expect more from
me on Ruth soon....
Ruth Asawa in her studio.
San Francisco
1959
Ruth Asawa
Life magazine feature
1954
Ruth Asawa's living room
1970's
Buckminster Fuller with an Asawa sculpture
in his Dymaxion House.
1964
Ruth Asawa's wedding ring designed by
Buckminster Fuller
and made by Mary Jo Slick Godfrey.
1949
Ruth Asawa working on a bed.
Photographs by her friend
Imogen Cunningham
1957
(Imogen took most of the photos in this post.)
Ruth Asawa and Imogen Cunningham
1975
Ruth Asawa made this wearable gold crown
for Imogen Cunningham.
Late 1950s
Ruth and her children at home.
1957
Ruth Asawa
1957
Ruth Asawa
1952
Ruth Asawa
"Untitled" (S.210)
1958
Ruth Asawa
"Untitled" (S.089)
1950s
Ruth Asawa
"Untitled" (S.250)
1950s
Ruth Asawa
Group of "Untitled"'s
1950-60s
Ruth and her husband Albert in their living room.
1970s
(You think those lucite sculptures may be by Bucky?)
Ruth Asawa
The living room ceiling at the Asawa-Lanier home.
1990s
Ruth Asawa
"Untitled" (S.272)
1950s
Ruth Asawa
"Untitled" (S.250)
1950s
(detail)
Ruth Asawa at work.
1956
All content from the AMAZING book
But it!
(It's about 30 bucks on Amazon, such a deal!)
