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Artwork Dimensions
18in. X 12in. X 6in.
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Artwork Year
2012
About The Artwork
The title of Norman Grochowski’s The Spirit is Like the Wind comes from the mantra that has defined the artist’s professional career: “The spirit is like the wind, you hear it blowing, but you cannot say from where it comes or where it will go.” Six light sconces shaped like creatures found in Topanga Canyon - beetles, turtles and dragonflies - are located along the interior walls of the building.
About The Artist
Artist and general contractor Norman Grochowski lived in Topanga Canyon for fifteen years before moving to Crescent City, CA. He has undertaken numerous private art commissions and has had his work featured at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Laguna Art Museum, as well as in Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest, and the LA Weekly. His various sculptural works for the Topanga Library, including six light sconces and a monumental steel sculpture of flowers and dragonflies, are inspired by the natural beauty of Topanga Canyon. Other works by Grochowski, a member of the International Sculpture Center, are in notable collections across the country such as the Eli Broad Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, High Art Museum and the Toledo Museum of Art. To learn more visit: www.normangrochowski.com