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Frank gehry sculpture4/6/2024 ![]() Often they had to rely solely on eyework. "We weren't able to use string lines here either. "Put it this way, we had to use some of our most flexible bricklayers to get into the contours he created with his hands," Mr Favetti said. His son Ray, who now manages the family business, looks up at the north west wall of the brick veneer which soars outwards and inwards in vertigo inducing moments, and he points out the fabled thumb squeeze and shakes his head. He said the Gehry building was the most difficult undertaken in that time. The sunlight is reflected in the scales of this sculpture that presides over the waterfront of the Olympic Marina and Barcelonas beaches. His use of unusual materials and an adoption of an unconventional aesthetic in both his architectural and art practice distinguish his unique approach. Originally from Sicily, he began the family firm in Sydney 48 years ago. Master bricklayer Peter Favetti, 76, came out of retirement for the construction project. The thumb squeeze story has become part of Lend Lease folklore, a ready anecdote to convey the complexity of their task in constructing the $180 million Dr Chau Chak Wing building for the University of Technology, where work began in December 2012. Frank Gehry Study for New Frank Gehry House, 2004 (FG04-1527) 1 color lithograph 11' x 14' (27.94 x 35. ![]()
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