The Japanese garden was Noguchi's other main inspiration. This is where earth, stone, plants, and trees work and live together. Noguchi believed that stone was the foundation of the universe, hence, the foundation of nature. Noguchi prefers an anonymity in his works. The balance of nature and invention is what he sought first and foremost, not a style that promoted himself above his art.
Nothing is overworked or contrived . . .
It is natural. Prepared by David Barrett, Museum Studies Graduate Intern, and Edited by Karen Janovy, Curator of Education, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, January 1998.