{"title":"LEDA","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLEDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIS INSPIRED BY ISAMU NOGUCHI’S WORK OF THE SAME NAME, AN ANNULAR ALABASTER SCULPTURE MADE IN 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PIECES HE CREATED WHILE BACK HOME IN GREENWICH VILLAGE, AFTER HIS INTERNMENT IN ARIZONA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNOGUCHI SOUGHT SOLACE IN SCULPTURE, EXPLORING NEW MATERIALS AND METHODS. HIS IDEAS AND FEELINGS ARE QUIETLY REFLECTED IN HIS WORKS OF THAT TIME. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e TRANSLATES TO JOY AND HAPPINESS, BUT IT IS ALSO THE NAME OF A TRAGIC CHARACTER IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWITH \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLEDA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, WE WANTED TO EMULATE THE ORGANIC OUTLINES USED IN NOGUCHI'S SCULPTURES. EACH GLASS RING IS UNIQUE IN FORM, DUE TO ITS HAND-FIRED ORIGIN. THE RESULTING SHAPES ARE AN ARRANGEMENT OF CURVES AND ANGLES, ECHOING THE CYCLE OF NATURE ITSELF. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEDA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e WILL GO TO THE \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/immigranthistoryinitiative\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMMIGRANT HISTORY INITIATIVE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, WHICH FOCUSES ON ASIAN AMERICAN STORIES OF IMMIGRANT DIASPORA. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK IMAGES FROM NOGUCHI (PACE GALLERY PUBLICATIONS)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/6389\/collections\/IMG_2225.jpg?v=1677277581","url":"https:\/\/georgia-ic25.com\/en-ca\/collections\/leda.oembed","provider":"G E O R G I A","version":"1.0","type":"link"}