Gandydancer's Dream

Mark di Suvero

1987–1988

Painted steel

J. Paul Getty Museum

A bright red abstract sculpture made of steel is displayed outdoors in a garden setting. The sculpture features interlocking geometric and organic shapes. A bright red abstract sculpture made of steel is displayed outdoors in a garden setting. The sculpture features interlocking geometric and organic shapes. Formed from a disparate array of geometric shapes, this painted steel sculpture resists straightforward description. From a parallelogram-shaped base emerges a circular form inset with thin beams evoking the hands of a clock. A pair of black beams, shaped like an "L" on its side, juts away from the circle. At the top of the work, balancing on a thin black pin, fancifully cut forms interconnect to create a roughly circular shape. This circle includes the sculpture's one piece of re