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Ruth Aiko Asawa (January 24, 1926 – August 5, 2013) was an American modernist artist known primarily for her abstract looped-wire sculptures inspired by natural and organic forms. In addition to her three-dimensional work, Asawa created an extensive body of works on paper, including abstract and figurative drawings and prints influenced by ...
The Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, is a public alternative high school in San Francisco, California, United States. It was established in 1982 and is part of the San Francisco Unified School District. It is currently located at 555 Portola Drive, San Francisco CA 94131.
Charmed, Bassett suggested that Asawa work with children from different parts of the city to create a large, low-relief for the fountain's exterior. The cast bronze cylinder that resulted bore the efforts of children and friends of Asawa's, including leaves fashioned by Ruth's mother, Haru Asawa.
Aurora [a] is an outdoor stainless steel fountain and sculpture completed in 1986 by Ruth Asawa, installed at Bayside Plaza (188 Embarcadero) at Howard Street in San Francisco, California, United States. [3] [4]
Asawa is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 14, 2024. The crater is named for Japanese-American sculptor Ruth Aiko Asawa. [1] Asawa is west of the large Rachmaninoff crater. An unnamed crater with a bright ray system is located northeast of Asawa.
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Ruth Asawa came to prominence when her wire sculptures appeared at both the Whitney Museum of American Art and the 1955 São Paulo Art Biennial. [4] Asawa learned to use commonplace materials from Josef Albers, her teacher at Black Mountain College, and began experimenting with wire using a variety of techniques.
Asawa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amit Asawa (born 1963), Indian cricketer; Brian Asawa (1966–2016), American singer; Ruth Asawa (1926–2013), American sculptor Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts