Introduction

Background

The red cube is an interesting sculpture created in 1968 by Isamu Noguchi. It is located in front of 140 Broadway, between Liberty and Cedar Streets. The sculpture offers an insight into the artist work and public art. Public art is any art work that is created purposefully to be made accessible to the entire public considering the publics and environmental values in the community. Public art provides an opportunity for the community to interact and appreciate art without the need to visit art museums. The Red Cube location in New York makes it public allowing it to interact with the New York community and the environment –the streets and skyscrapers.

Thesis

Isamu Noguchi is an excellent and successful piece of public art. The art clearly embodies his artistic ideal thus a perfect fit in his art career and further makes a contribution to the history of public art. Creating and positioning the red cube in New York provided a wonderful informal opportunity for the New York community to interact with it. These interactions have shaped the people’s opinion concerning the red cube.

Body

Noguchi is a renowned artist who has made several pieces of art among the prominent public arts such as the Red Cube. The Red Cube embodies Noguchi’s artistic style thus it a major contribution to his art career. The piece further makes an enormous contribution to the history of public art.

The patrons of the art intend to make a sculpture that could blend perfectly with the built environment. The patrons initially intended for a monolith sculpture which would perfectly fit in front of the HSBC Bank Building (also known Marine Midland Building) which they had designed. They never managed to build this monolith sculpture but still managed through Noguchi’s artistic work to get a befitting structure to stand in front of the building.

The public has had various other responses toward the public art. Most have found it befitting and inspirational. No one ever fails to notice the cube.

Success of this work of art cannot be over stated. The art holds a significant position in the built environment.

Conclusion

The red cube is an interesting piece of public art with an interesting story and a blessing of the craftsmanship of a talented artist, Noguchi. The art is a clear depiction of his artistic style and a major contribution to the history of public art in general. The art has stirred different responses for different audiences and never fails to get noticed.