Bertoia, Harry
Sonambient: Here And Now
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1978 Original. Appears Glossy, Unplayed. Sonambient Is The Name Of A Series Of 11 Ambient LPs Recorded, Designed, Produced And Released By Mid-Century Modern Sculptor Harry Bertoia Himself. Known For His Architectural Design As Well As His Sculptural-Style Art Work. In The Later Period Of His Career, He Began To Focus On Sculpture That Interacted With Viewers And/Or The Elements, Like The Wind And Weather, And As He Built Smaller Pieces In His Studio, He Began To Explore The Ways In Which The Metal And Other Materials Could Be Manipulated By Hand To Produce Sound. By Stretching, Bending, Striking, And In Other Ways Moving The Materials, He Made Them Respond To Wind And/Or To Touch To Create Different Sounds Or Tones. The LPs Are Very Minimalist In Design And Each Had A B&W Cover Of A Photograph Of One Or More Pieces Of Bertoia's Sculpture, Often The One(S) Used In The Recording Itself, Or In One Or Two Cases That Of Bertoia "Playing" One Of The Sculptures.