Green River, Utah: Ratio - A Pile of Big Blocks
"Ratio" is high-concept art in the form of a 44-foot-high pile of giant concrete cubes. The old blind man who paid for it said he wanted to have a hand in creating something immortal.
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More like a confusing stack of white blocks with a gold one on top. Not interesting at all.
[D Deal, 07/18/2015]Built in late 2010 by Australian artist Andrew Rogers, "Ratio" is a 44-foot-high pile of 53 giant concrete cubes, each weighing 4.5 tons. The top cube is covered in gold leaf. Rogers says that Ratio is based on the mathematical Fibonacci sequence. The sculpture cost over $145,000, and was paid for by a man who is blind.
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Ratio - A Pile of Big Blocks
- Address:
- Airport Rd, Green River, UT
- Directions:
- West edge of the city. Visible on the north side of I-70. If you want to drive to the sculpture (four-wheel drive highly recommended) take exit 160. Drive northeast on Hwy 19 for 1.5 miles. Turn right at the green Food Store sign onto Broadway. Drive two blocks. Bear left onto Green River Ave., paralleling the train tracks on the right. Drive a quarter-mile. Turn right onto Airport Rd and cross the train tracks. Immediately after crossing the tracks, turn right onto the dirt road and drive along the train tracks. You'll see the sculpture ahead on the left. Drive about a half-mile, then follow the dirt road as it veers left to the sculpture.
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