Re: Strathmore The Music of Light Dancing overhead a mobile of acrylic prisms by New York artist Meryl Taradash adds a playful touch.
Deborah K. Dietsch, The Washington Times, Arts & Culture Section, February 5, 2005
Re: Sculptures by artist Meryl Taradash, The Music of Light are suspended above the steps made of shaped acrylic prisms and curved metal supports- spanning more than 96 feet and casting rainbows of light.
Dickson Mercer, February,3, 2005, The Frederick News - Post
The work selected from 75 entries for the Grand Staircase, The Music of Light by New York artist Meryl Taradash, was completed and installed in December 2004. Spanning the 96 feet of open vertical space above the three-level staircase, the sculpture is composed of shaped acrylic prisms and curved polished aluminum arcs that reflect light and gently move with the natural air currents
Phyllis McIntosh, Applause at Strathmore, September/October 2005 Spotlight on Strathmore Sculptures
Caged Bird Dances II After another turn behind one of the smaller indoor galleries, the garden opens up to a displayof more impressive sculptures, like my personal favorite,Caged Bird by Meryl Taradash. This one is a giant, graceful mobile made of stainless steel and plain steel, and it answers to the wind.
Emily J. Weitz, Strolling Among The Sculptures, Dans Papers, July 2, 2004
RE: Fordham Across town, in Fordham Universitys sculpture garden on Robert Moses Plaza at Lincoln Center, Meryl Taradash reigns supreme with her huge aluminum works.Structurally unique, they depend literally on the will of the wind, which turns them.
Sculptures Take To The Great Outdoors Mila Andre, The Daily News, May 4, 2001
As I approached Meryl’s studio, I knew I would see wind-driven sculptures, however, the lyricism, poetics and the mythological references were startling, expecting as I did more of an industrial presentation. The viewer is riveted in these almost melodious works, so that one can almost hear sound. I await seeing them dancing in the wind in our Sculpture Garden.
Dr. Vivienne Thaul Wechter Artist-in-Residence Curator Fordham University 2001 Sculpture of Meryl Taradash The Maureen Korp 2001
Sculpture Magazine - March 1999
Frozen Rain Series
Jessica Altholz, Sculpture, November/December 1988
Light Dance
three-story suspended sculpture, made of acrylic sheets and aircraft cable, is her attempt to create a three-dimensional painting in space. She chose acrylic because it approximates watercolor characteristics of transparency, light, color and gesture.
Kent Kiser, International Sculpture , January/February 1986