PHANTASMA GLORIALocation: Echo Park, CA
Accessibility: Private Residence, Visible from Lemoyne St. Built: 2000 |
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Over a decade ago, an artist named Randlett Lawrence began work on his vision. The vision was to create a sculpture in his yard in Echo Park that would capture the sun using the materials of glass bottles, wires and water. And RandyLand was born.
The bottles in their formation designed by Randy are arranged in a way to act as a lens when filled with water in which the horizon is captured and all the colors become vibrant and full of life. When it is a rainy day in Los Angeles, Randy is one happy man. But even without the rain, he manages to keep his work alive by standing atop his infamous ladder with a hose to fill the bottles.
Randy started with bottles that were hand-blown himself, and once the work became too expensive, he started to use bottles from Trader Joe’s, IKEA and donations from friends.
Randy started with bottles that were hand-blown himself, and once the work became too expensive, he started to use bottles from Trader Joe’s, IKEA and donations from friends.
The installation now stands over twenty-four feet tall and fifty feet long and is still a work on progress. People from all over Los Angeles and the country drive by Randyland to capture a glimpse of this astonishing piece. The best time to see the Phantasma Gloria is from the street around 9am on a clear sunny day. When asked why he named his sculpture, Phantasma Gloria, Randy stated, “The answer is: because I realized I had made a glorious phantasmagoria!”
Definition of phantasmagoria. 1 : A sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.
2. a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined : a scene that constantly changes.
3. a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
4.a changing scene made up of many elements.
The Phantasma Gloria is a truly a dream come to life. To learn more, please watch our video and SUBSCRIBE to us on Youtube.
2. a constantly shifting complex succession of things seen or imagined : a scene that constantly changes.
3. a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
4.a changing scene made up of many elements.
The Phantasma Gloria is a truly a dream come to life. To learn more, please watch our video and SUBSCRIBE to us on Youtube.