stephen jendro
rolling ball sculptures
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influences - watts towers

 i grew up in inglewood california - not far from the towers - i have wispy memories of them, and looking at them now as an adult i can see how much the lines and circles and colors have influenced what i am building.

The Towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years, from 1921 to 1954. Did he ever consider adding rolling balls i wonder...

"I had in mind to do something
 big and I did it. ”

—Simon Rodia

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