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September 1987. Concrete, painted steel. Dimensions: 43 × 51 × 11 in (109 × 130 × 28 cm). Private collection.
Barr Rounder extends my exploration of circular movement, balance, and implied motion through a broad arc of painted steel connecting two contrasting pieces of found concrete. It is the only sculpture I have made using found chunks of concrete in combination with steel. As in other works from this period, the stainless-steel taper pins are deliberately exposed, becoming both a visual accent and a conceptual acknowledgment of how the sculpture is assembled and held together.
The work was commissioned by Mrs. Clay Barr for a garden in memory of her father, who had made his fortune in the cement business. The use of concrete therefore became particularly appropriate, giving the material a personal connection to the memorial while allowing me to incorporate it naturally into the evolving language of my Rounder Series.
September 1987. Concrete, painted steel. Dimensions: 43 × 51 × 11 in (109 × 130 × 28 cm). Private collection.
Barr Rounder extends my exploration of circular movement, balance, and implied motion through a broad arc of painted steel connecting two contrasting pieces of found concrete. It is the only sculpture I have made using found chunks of concrete in combination with steel. As in other works from this period, the stainless-steel taper pins are deliberately exposed, becoming both a visual accent and a conceptual acknowledgment of how the sculpture is assembled and held together.
The work was commissioned by Mrs. Clay Barr for a garden in memory of her father, who had made his fortune in the cement business. The use of concrete therefore became particularly appropriate, giving the material a personal connection to the memorial while allowing me to incorporate it naturally into the evolving language of my Rounder Series.