MERIDIAN
Bellevue Arts Museum, WA
2008
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Related articles:
Sculpture 2010
Artweek 2008
Bellevue Art Museum Exhibition Catalog - Catalani 2008
Bellevue Art Museum Exhibition Catalog - Schnoor 2008Inspired by the movement of a marionette, the panels of the sculpture are held together through the tension of thin cables wired through the panels vertically and horizontally. When the cables that hold the sculpture’s panels together in tension are released, the horizontal lines of filament at the center of each rubber skin are intended to act as tethers preventing the panels from falling completely and reaching the ground.
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Meridian, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA, 2008. Suspended from above, the sculpture is 14’h x 16’dia.; Cast rigid foam frames are covered with cast rubber skins. Each rubber skin tapers at its center to a thin line of filament projecting outward horizontally to engage the surrounding environment. Originally exhibited at the Bellevue Art Museum in 2008 and then again at the Western Washington University Art Museum in 2014, the sculpture is designed to be suspended outdoors in a tree canopy or desert canyon.
MERIDIAN
Bellevue Arts Museum, WA
2008
Related articles:
Sculpture 2010
Artweek 2008
Bellevue Art Museum Exhibition Catalog - Catalani 2008
Bellevue Art Museum Exhibition Catalog - Schnoor 2008
Inspired by the movement of a marionette, the panels of the sculpture are held together through the tension of thin cables wired through the panels vertically and horizontally. When the cables that hold the sculpture’s panels together in tension are released, the horizontal lines of filament at the center of each rubber skin are intended to act as tethers preventing the panels from falling completely and reaching the ground.
IMAGES
Meridian, Bellevue Arts Museum, WA, 2008. Suspended from above, the sculpture is 14’h x 16’dia.; Cast rigid foam frames are covered with cast rubber skins. Each rubber skin tapers at its center to a thin line of filament projecting outward horizontally to engage the surrounding environment. Originally exhibited at the Bellevue Art Museum in 2008 and then again at the Western Washington University Art Museum in 2014, the sculpture is designed to be suspended outdoors in a tree canopy or desert canyon.
Original parts were made with clay-covered wood frames. Rubber casts of the originals were used to make multiple rubber parts. The final rubber parts were cast with thin fiberglass embedded for added tear strength. The rigid foam interior frames were derived from originals made out of cast couscous (chosen for its texture). Each frame had gusseted holes on all four sides to accommodate thin steel structural cables.
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