Cast of teller's wicket

This cast of a teller's wicket was created by Louis Henri Sullivan; I'm not sure when, or with what specific materials, but the patterns and shapes are what grab me. The whole thing feels like a puzzle, a process of fitting together organic shapes with rigid lines. Looking at the metalwork, I see all this ornamentation, like a garden gone wild! There's a tension between the solid metal and the airy, open spaces, like a dance between control and letting go. My eye keeps getting drawn to the upper corners, these stylized floral motifs, like they're reaching out, trying to escape the frame. They remind me a bit of Art Nouveau, with its love of swirling lines and natural forms, but there's something more architectural here, more structured. Sullivan was doing his own thing, blending nature and geometry, and making something totally unique. It feels like he was trying to find a new way of seeing the world, and inviting us to come along for the ride.