The Fine Art Gallery of San Diego
May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden brochure, c. 1975
After twenty years painting in Paris and New York, Rickey turned to 'mechanical things' at about the time when the mechanical and the machine exerted its strongest presence in art. His earliest constructions of glass, begun in the forties, evolved into the kinetic sculpture seen here. The air currents and delicate balance of the extended arms produce the motion which viewer find so fascinating. The movement it the essential motive of the aritst's concept. Only the wind moves this piece.

San Diego Museum of Art
May S. Marcy Sculpture Court and Garden brochure, c. 1978
After twenty years painting in Paris and New York, Rickey turned to 'mechanical things' at about the time when the mechanical and the machine exerted its strongest presence in art. His earliest constructions of glass, begun in the forties, evolved into the kinetic sculpture seen here. The air currents and delicate balance of the extended arms produce the motion which viewer find so fascinating. The movement it the essential motive of the aritst's concept. Only the wind moves this piece.
Last Updated: 5/26/2021